Oh yes. I remember starting to read it when someone on CompuServe (remember that) recommended it to me back in the 80's. I laid it down somewhere and it was gone. I never did get another copy to finish reading...
On Tue May 13 13:58 , Rick Fochtman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >------------------------------------ > >>> While we're speaking of books we no longer have, but wish we did, I vote >>> for "The Adolescence of P1". >> >> >> Or "Valentina: Soul in Sapphire " or either edition of "When Harlie >> was One". All are about Sentient Computer Programs that roam the Net >> (before the Internet even existed). >> >> As for P1, if you are willing to spend under $4.50 there are a large >> number of copies on the Amazon Market Place for under $0.50 with a >> $3.99 S+H charge. I still have my original copy in my Computer SF >> Collection (along with Valentiana and both versions of Harlie). P1 is >> fun since it is based on a thinly disguised version of the IBM DOS/360 >> Operating System. > >--------------------------------------- >While we're fantasizing, does anyone remember "The Forbin Project" ?? :-) > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html