@RUTGERS.ARPA:romkey@mit-borax (04/10/85)
From: romkey@mit-borax (John L. Romkey) I know the computer in Alien was called "Mother". We've got one here at MIT named after it; people never understand. And the Wargames computer was WOPR, wasn't it? I should know Asimov's computer's name, but it's been a long time. Maybe it was Multivac? I don't remember computers in "I Dream of Jeannie" or Rollerball at all, though. - John
mercury@ut-ngp.UUCP (Larry E. Baker) (04/10/85)
[0] > I know the computer in Alien was called "Mother". We've got one here > at MIT named after it; people never understand. > And the Wargames computer was WOPR, wasn't it? I should know > Asimov's computer's name, but it's been a long time. Maybe it was > Multivac? I don't remember computers in "I Dream of Jeannie" or > Rollerball at all, though. - John Asimov's computer was Multivac. If I remember correctly, the computer in Rollerball was 'Zero.' (I distinctly remember the 'head' computer scientist [computer priest?] losing it and kicking the thing when it wouldn't do what he wanted) Just a 'bit' of trivia... -- - Larry Baker @ The University of Texas at Austin - ... {seismo!ut-sally | decvax!allegra | tektronix!ihnp4}!ut-ngp!mercury - ... mercury@ut-ngp.ARPA
herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS]) (04/11/85)
In article <1162@topaz.ARPA> @RUTGERS.ARPA:romkey@mit-borax writes: >I should know >Asimov's computer's name, but it's been a long time. Maybe it was >Multivac? > - John actually, there were several computers in "The Last Question". they all had 'ac' on the end (for analogue computer). multivac was one, COSMIC AC was another. there are at least 3 more. Herb Chong... I'm user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble.... UUCP: {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!water!watdcsu!herbie CSNET: herbie%watdcsu@waterloo.csnet ARPA: herbie%watdcsu%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa NETNORTH, BITNET, EARN: herbie@watdcs, herbie@watdcsu