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From: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: SF-LOVERS Digest   V10 #118: Computers in SF: names
Message-ID: <1227@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 00:10:21 EST
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1227
Posted: Thu Apr 11 00:10:21 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 11-Apr-85 02:26:54 EST
References: <1162@topaz.ARPA>
Reply-To: herbie@watdcsu.UUCP (Herb Chong [DCS])
Organization: U of Waterloo
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Summary: 

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....

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