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Dr. Sbaitso is an artificial intelligence speech synthesis program released in 1991 for MS-DOS personal computers. It was developed and distributed by Creative Labs, often bundled with the company's Sound Blaster sound cards. The program's name is an acronym for Sound Blaster Artificial Intelligent Text to Speech Operator. It functions as a conversational simulation, presenting itself as a virtual psychologist for the user to interact with.

The user interacts with Dr. Sbaitso by typing text into a command line interface. The program responds with synthesized speech, creating the illusion of a dialogue. A core gameplay system involves using the "SAY" command to make the program vocalize any typed phrase. The conversation is structured around the program's scripted responses, which often take the form of questions like asking why the user feels a certain way. When presented with input it cannot process, the program may give a dismissive reply. Another notable system is a fail-state triggered by persistent abusive language from the user, which causes the program to simulate a system error and reset itself, ending that session of interaction.