What does Applesauce do?

The Front Counter is the main place for general Adventures in Odyssey discussions. Grab a Loc-Kno-Stra-Mal, and talk it up!
Post Reply
Baron von Odyssey
Cookies & Creme
Posts: 291
Joined: February 2016
Location: At Von Odyssey Manor in Odyssey, Canada

What does Applesauce do?

Post

I've heard the characters talk about Applesauce and how powerful it is a lot, but I'm still wondering what exactly it does. Anyone else have any theories? :?
"Greetings. Name's Baron Von Odyssey. My card."
(Card: [Baron von Odyssey - writer, book lover, fairytale enthusiast, and AIO fan])
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My posts are awesome! You wanna know why?
BECAUSE I'M BATMAN!!
Mickey
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1367
Joined: June 2014
Location: Somewhere, Someplace, Sometime!

Post

Doesn't it have government programs?
Image
Proud K.R.E Member
User avatar
GJFH
Peanut Butter Cup
Posts: 1587
Joined: January 2016
Location: Writing my way out
Contact:

Post

Maybe it reacts to electronics in a way designed to control use of technology. It did affect the machines at Whit's End...possibly it's a way to end electronic functions in a desperate dystopian situation?
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us - Romans 8:18

It’s not enough to be against something. You have to be for something better. – Tony Stark
NinjaHunter
Raspberry Ripple
Posts: 505
Joined: January 2016
Location: Dead and gone, but my presence lingers on

Post

I always thought that was more of an artificial intelligence program using the tech from the Imagination Station.
User avatar
HomeschoolCowgirl
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1340
Joined: December 2013
Location: Odyssey USA!

Post

GJFH, the computer was connected to all the inventions to run/control them, but they started going wild because Applesauce made the computer run a systems check. Systems checks wreak havoc on stuff. I think that's it at least...
Image
"Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, for rhythm and harmony find their way into the inner places of the soul... making the soul of one who is rightly educated, graceful" -- Socrates
User avatar
Shadow
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1324
Joined: July 2016
Location: Tatsumi Port Island

Post

We will find out #soontm.
Image
I'm Monty Whittaker's greatest fan. member of the K.R.E
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
User avatar
TigerShadow
Mocha Jamocha
Posts: 2654
Joined: June 2014

Post

Alex Jefferson wrote:We will find out #soontm.
Oh? How so?

I dunno if I want to know about what exactly Applesauce does. On the one hand, it'd open the door for some interesting looks into Whit's history (and maybe even some moral ambiguousness); on the other hand, it's such an interesting mystery that fans have speculated on for so long that I wonder if the writers can ever come up with an explanation that would satisfy us.
it's not about 'deserve'. it's about what you believe. and i believe in love
User avatar
Shadow
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1324
Joined: July 2016
Location: Tatsumi Port Island

Post

TigerShadow wrote:
Alex Jefferson wrote:We will find out #soontm.
Oh? How so?
It was a joke.
Image
I'm Monty Whittaker's greatest fan. member of the K.R.E
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
User avatar
Luke Evans
Caramel Crunch
Posts: 155
Joined: September 2016
Location: I'll be back on in five minutes, but if im not, read this message again.

Post

I personaly think that, knowing applesause would control all the machimes in whits end, might be an artificial intelligence, that can control many electronics at once, so the mothership of the motherships
Image


Accordion to my calculations, 1 out of 10 people realized I changed one of my words with an instrument.
User avatar
Shadow
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1324
Joined: July 2016
Location: Tatsumi Port Island

Post

Or it is programmed to help government officials with projects?
Image
I'm Monty Whittaker's greatest fan. member of the K.R.E
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
User avatar
HomeschoolCowgirl
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1340
Joined: December 2013
Location: Odyssey USA!

Post

Probably -- it helped Tasha write the formula for TA418, or so she said.
Image
"Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, for rhythm and harmony find their way into the inner places of the soul... making the soul of one who is rightly educated, graceful" -- Socrates
User avatar
Shadow
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1324
Joined: July 2016
Location: Tatsumi Port Island

Post

Yeah, and it also should be able to control electronics as it destroyed the IS in 'The Battle', and shutdown everything in Whit's End in 'A Bite of Applesauce'.
Image
I'm Monty Whittaker's greatest fan. member of the K.R.E
:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
User avatar
Bob
Caramel Crunch
Posts: 162
Joined: October 2016
Location: The Metroplex
Contact:

Post

No, the power surge was triggered through the standard control panel that Whit had for things at Whit's End. The systems check was just a precursor to trying to log into Applesauce, and shutting things down was the response to a failed password entry. There's no reason to suppose those things are related to Applesauce's actual purpose.
A classic never goes out of style.
User avatar
HomeschoolCowgirl
Peach Cobbler
Posts: 1340
Joined: December 2013
Location: Odyssey USA!

Post

I don't mean that Applesauce was created to "wreak havoc" at Whit's End, just that the chaos was caused because of, and not by, the program and Connie's attempt to access it. "Mabel" did it, on behalf of Whit, to protect Applesauce. It just makes sense for Whit to put in such a safeguard; one that scares the living daylights out of someone unauthorizedly trying to get into the program!
Image
"Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, for rhythm and harmony find their way into the inner places of the soul... making the soul of one who is rightly educated, graceful" -- Socrates
User avatar
TigerShadow
Mocha Jamocha
Posts: 2654
Joined: June 2014

Post

I mean, to be fair, there's a lot that Whit has done "for the government" that's never really elaborated on. Sort of a nebulous catch-all explanation for his backstory.
it's not about 'deserve'. it's about what you believe. and i believe in love
User avatar
The Old Judge
Mint Chocolate Chip
Posts: 2037
Joined: May 2012
Contact:

Post

TigerShadow wrote:I mean, to be fair, there's a lot that Whit has done "for the government" that's never really elaborated on. Sort of a nebulous catch-all explanation for his backstory.
Also, to be fair, any reading on actual disclosed government files from the era that Whit worked with the CIA and Department of Defense (late-1950s to early-1970s) justifies keeping the entirety of Applesauce's functions secretive. We probably wouldn't even believe what it did/does if we did find out. The AIO team could have let their minds soar with what the program did and still be within the realm of possibility for that time. The Achilles' heel of a reveal, besides losing so important a secret, would be that many would say, "Oh, that's science fiction! There's no way that that's realistic!"
Do you think you know music? Guess the hints at the end of each of my posts in A Musical Journey. (The name's a link. You can click it.)
Post Reply