The Mind Like a Strange Balloon

''Maddox, Tom. "The Mind Like a Strange Balloon."' Omni'' June 1985. Illus. Bob Venosa.

Problems with the Aleph-Nought1A computer bring the freelance troubleshooter protagonist to Athena Station, where the Aleph "system managed everything." See for literal computer/human interface and for glimpses of life inside a computer "god" (our word)—a computer starting to be able to want. See also for association of Athena Station with corporate and state bureaucracy. (Cf. TM's "Snake Eyes," this Category.)

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