Yes, a reference to the Holmes IV.  I'm not sure how many could cope
with a mainframe with a personality and sense of humor...

(And, yes, I recall reading "The Adoloescence of P-1".)

-soup

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 4:41 PM, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > > almost like a Mycroft system "owned" by the Lunar Authority, don't it?).
>> > Space 1999? Wow.
>> Pretty sure that is Heinlein, "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" reference....
>
> Indeed. One episode of Space:1999 has an oblique reference to Mycroft, but I 
> bet you're right.
>
> Never post while taking Benadryl. Summer pollen should be considered a 
> biohazard. 8-(
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