montys@lotus.COM (Monty Solomon) (01/30/89)
I think you are referring to the book "The Adolescence of P-1" by
Thomas J. Ryan, 1977.
>From the back cover:
"The Adolescence of P-1"
"This is the story of an American youth. And we don't mean Huck Finn"
"P-1 is the brainiest computer program ever hatched. And the first with
real built-in human feelings. As a happy infant, P-1 make some people very
rich. Later, like adolescents everywhere, our sensitive hero becomes the
victim of an uncomprehending adult world. With its first identity crisis,
P-1 escapes its home computer, infiltrates the far-flung world's electronic
network, and hides out while it grows up. But soon it finds itself at war
with the entire U.S. military establishment and, in a bizarre family drama,
is forced to seek help from its brilliant, spaced-out human father and his
sexy wife."
"The final 'readout' is astonising, catastrophic, and chilling in the most
original science thriller of the year--the revolt of the machine brought to
its ultimate conclusion."
"Thomas J. Ryan is a computer troubleshooter. He lives in Garden Grove, CA."
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