James
 | |
 | |
| Name | James |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | La Cantoche Production |
| Initial release | June 1999 |
| Description | My name is James. I am your servant |
| Extra data | created by La Cantoche production- www.cantoche.com (c) 1999 La Cantoche production All Rights reserved |
| Animations | 84 |
| TTS voice | Adult Male #1, American English (TruVoice) |
| Download | https://tmafe.com/classic-ms-agents/JAMES.ACS https://tmafe.com/classic-ms-agents/James_W.acs (white suit variant) |
James is a Microsoft Agent character released by La Cantoche.[1] His appearance is a bald man wearing a light red T-shirt, a black suit, white gloves, black shoes, and a blue bow tie. He also has an alternative white suit variant with a light blue T-shirt.[2]
Usage
La Cantoche
James was one of the 5 downloadable Microsoft Agent characters on La Cantoche's site, the other 4 being Claude (who was the mascot), Oscar, Milton, and Plany.
Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper
- Main article: Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper
In the Microsoft Agent Scripting Helper, James' white suit variant is used in the installer images, crash reports, and the help contents. He is also shown on the "What is Microsoft Agent" section of the MASH Page on BellCraft's website.
Ace Buddy
In Ace Buddy, he is one of the selectable characters in the program, with the other four being Cami, VRGirl, Max, and Merlin. He is also used as the desktop icon of Ace Buddy, and is on the thumbnail of Ace Buddy's Download page.[3]
Character data
| Character data for James | |
|---|---|
| File name: | JAMES.ACS |
| Description: | My name is James. I am your servant |
| Extra data: | created by La Cantoche production- www.cantoche.com (c) 1999 La Cantoche production All Rights reserved |
| File size: | 3894 KB |
| Animations: | 84 |
| TTS voice: | Adult Male #1, American English (TruVoice) |
| GUID: | {C2003C84-23FF-11D3-B2CE-10005A3DC3F3} |
| TTSMode ID: | {CA141FD0-AC7F-11D1-97A3-006008273000} |
| TTS speed: | 150 |
| TTS pitch: | 50 |
| Width: | 150px |
| Length: | 187px |
| Character data for James (white suit variant) | |
|---|---|
| File name: | James_W.acs |
| Description: | My name is James. I am your servant. Do you like my white costume? |
| Extra data: | created by La Cantoche production- www.cantoche.com (c) 1999 La Cantoche production All Rights reserved |
| File size: | 3770 KB |
| Animations: | 84 |
| TTS voice: | Adult Male #1, American English (TruVoice) |
| GUID: | {2ED2A6E4-2D58-11D3-B304-10005A3DC3F3} |
| TTSMode ID: | {CA141FD0-AC7F-11D1-97A3-006008273000} |
| TTS speed: | 150 |
| TTS pitch: | 50 |
| Width: | 150px |
| Length: | 187px |
Gallery
-
The default animation frame of James. -
Ditto, but with the white suit. -
The system tray icon used for both versions. -
The color table used by the James character. -
Ditto, but with the white suit variant. -
All frames inside of JAMES.ACS. -
All frames inside of James_W.acs. -
The image of James listed on the MASH download page. -
Main thumbnail of Ace Buddy which uses James. -
Thumbnail of James used in MASH's installer, help contents, and crash report window. -
Thumbnail of the character shown on La Cantoche. -
Ditto, but with the white suit variant.
Trivia
- James is one of the most popular Microsoft Agent characters.
- James is the only La Cantoche Microsoft Agent character to have 2 different versions.
- On La Cantoche's website, the user could order a custom version of the James character with their logo on it.
- James is the only La Cantoche-developed Microsoft Agent character which can be successfully decompiled without errors, just like Victor.
- The closest Microsoft Agent character on the site that can be decompiled successfully is Claude, but Claude still cannot be fully decompiled.
- As with most classical Microsoft Agents, he has his own color table to utilize multiple unique colors to make the character seem higher quality.
