Merlin
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| Name | Merlin |
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| Developer(s) | Microsoft Corporation |
| Initial release | 1997 |
| Description | I am your wise and magical companion. When you need assistance, summon me for a demonstration of my awesome, cyber-magical powers. |
| Extra data | While a little old-fashioned, a little digital magic is always helpful.^^Here's an important reminder. {74515580-09AB-11D1-89AB-00C04FC2DAFD}Copyright(c)1997 Microsoft Corporation (  and MerlinSFX) |
| Animations | 73 / 104 105 (MerlinSFX) |
| TTS voice | Adult Male #3, American English (TruVoice) |
| Download | https://tmafe.com/classic-ms-agents/Merlin.acs https://tmafe.com/agent-1.5/merlin.acs https://tmafe.com/ms-agent-hosting-3/MERLINSFX.ACS (MerlinSFX) |
Merlin is a Microsoft Agent character released by Microsoft Corporation. He was one of the original four Microsoft Agents to be released by Microsoft, which also include Robby, Genie and Peedy. His appearance is a wizard in a blue pajama and a long beard.
Character data
| Character data for Merlin
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| File name: | Merlin.acs |
| Description: | I am your wise and magical companion. When you need assistance, summon me for a demonstration of my awesome, cyber-magical powers. |
| Extra data: | While a little old-fashioned, a little digital magic is always helpful.^^Here's an important reminder. |
| File size: | 1.91 MB |
| Animations: | 73 |
| TTS voice: | Adult Male #3, American English (TruVoice) |
| GUID: | {4E574F44-B521-11D0-9E9A-00C04FD7081F} |
| TTSMode ID: | {CA141FD0-AC7F-11D1-97A3-006008273002} |
| TTS speed: | 156 |
| TTS pitch: | 50 |
| Width: | 128px |
| Length: | 128px |
| Character data for Merlin
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| File name: | Merlin.acs |
| Description: | I am your wise and magical companion. When you need assistance, summon me for a demonstration of my awesome, cyber-magical powers. |
| Extra data: | {74515580-09AB-11D1-89AB-00C04FC2DAFD}Copyright(c)1997 Microsoft Corporation |
| File size: | 2.65 MB |
| Animations: | 104 |
| TTS voice: | Adult Male #3, American English (TruVoice) |
| GUID: | {4E574F44-B521-11D0-9E9A-00C04FD7081F} |
| TTSMode ID: | {CA141FD0-AC7F-11D1-97A3-006008273002} |
| TTS speed: | 156 |
| TTS pitch: | 50 |
| Width: | 128px |
| Length: | 128px |
| Character data for MerlinSFX | |
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| File name: | merlinsfx.acs |
| Description: | I am your wise and magical companion. When you need assistance, summon me for a demonstration of my awesome, cyber-magical powers. |
| Extra data: | {74515580-09AB-11D1-89AB-00C04FC2DAFD}Copyright(c)1997 Microsoft Corporation |
| File size: | 2.65 MB |
| Animations: | 105 |
| TTS voice: | Adult Male #3, American English (TruVoice) |
| GUID: | {4E574F44-B521-11D0-9E9A-00C04FD7081F} |
| TTSMode ID: | {CA141FD0-AC7F-11D1-97A3-006008273002} |
| TTS speed: | 156 |
| TTS pitch: | 50 |
| Width: | 128px |
| Length: | 128px |
Gallery
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The default animation frame of Merlin. -
The system tray icon of Merlin. -
The color table used by the Merlin Microsoft Agent character. -
All frames inside of the newer Merlin.acs. The 1.5 and SFX versions' frames could not be extracted due to format differences. -
The Merlin download button that Microsoft allowed to be added to websites to promote the character. -
Merlin, along with Genie and Robby on the back of Microsoft Press' "Developing for Microsoft Agent".
Trivia
- Merlin was created in 1997.
- For an unknown reason, some of his animations from the MSAgent 1.5 version were removed in the newer one.
- He was one of the four original Microsoft Agents to be released by Microsoft Corporation.
- As with most classical Microsoft Agents, he has his own color table to utilize multiple unique colors to make the character seem higher quality.
- His extra data section also differs between versions.
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