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From: bobmon@iuvax.UUCP (Robert Montante)
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Subject: Re: Canonical list of sentient computer novels
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Date: Sun, 16-Nov-86 14:19:30 EST
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"The Adolescence of P1" by Thomas Ryan.  To me, this story is exceptional in
that:
	The computer tries to "take over the world" in a sense, but your
	sympathies are with it (well, mine were)

	It's based on an IBM s\360 architecture (okay, an a priori technical
	weakness, but I'm getting bored with dinky little DEC machines that
	offer no challenge to potential users :-)

	Its back-cover blurb reminded me of another suggestion: Heinlein's
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress," also offering a heroic sentient computer on
the white-hats side.