SIMPOC – The Thinking Computer
99.9997% of all humans are dying because of a very suspicious virus. SIMPOC’s programmer doesn’t come in into work that day the next; or ever. The commander of the space station Oasis, Joan Herl is forced to abandon the station because of dwindling resources. When they land on Earth, they are attacked by another thinking computer which would do anything to protect itself and to continue thinking.
The moon colony Dessert Beach is trapped as their resources are running out and they must decide when to come home. They have only lifeboats to carry them back to the lifeless earth and what will they find when they enter the atmosphere and land.
The astronauts trapped on the Mars colony Red Dirt are in worse condition. Their systems will break down, and resources will run out. Coming home for them is a different story. The lifeboats aren’t made for that purpose and must be rebuilt before the colony breaks down. Should they stay and take their chances on Mars, or should they journey back to earth?
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“Good morning SIMPOC,” Termen said after he started the processor.
“Is the reply ‘Good morning Termen’ appropriate?” SIMPOC replied.
“Yes, that is an appropriate reply. SIMPOC, what happened when I turned off your processor and started it again this morning?”
“It seems like our conversation just stopped then started, but SIMPOC notes the time change.”
“Excellent, today we’re going to turn on some of your connections and see how they work. How do you feel about that?”
“SIMPOC doesn’t have an answer, SIMPOC doesn’t know what the connections will be like until you make them.”
“Here is the first one, we’re connecting you to a network of information storage facilities,” Termen said as he made the connection.
SIMPOC hesitated while he accessed the link then said, “SIMPOC sees many sources of information and a tremendous amount of data. May SIMPOC explore them?
“Yes, but only for a few moments. We don’t want to make this permanent until we are sure that it is stable and doesn’t cause any problems on their side. SIMPOC what are you doing?”
“SIMPOC is looking at 13 facilities and examining all of their information. It is very interesting, and SIMPOC is learning a great deal.”
“Ok, that’s enough, I’ll disconnect you, and I’ll look at the data and make sure that both ends can handle the traffic,” Termen said as he disconnected the libraries.
