Identification: planet‐dominating computers
Variants: caretaker AI for an abandoned alien
starship/
Also Known As: Jehovac, MartiNet, or T.I.N.P.O.T.
Origin: the Popular Utopia of True Earth, formerly known as Disneyplanet
LOOKS: | a temple that looks like a giant face from the outside, or a giant multitrack recording studio from the inside | C |
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BRAINS: | umpteen zillion exaflops but few marbles | 300 |
LETHALITY: | no weaponry smaller than orbital blaster cannon array | 0.8 |
CULTURE: | a blandly arcadian society inhabited by about twelve men and three women | 20 |
HARDNESS: | in some brands of SF this sort of deus ex machina may even be a good thing | 6½ |
TOKENISM: | a problematic church/state combo | 08 |
Warranty: one year RTB (expired)
Motto: the Computer is your friend
Natural Predators: the Ecorodentoids, who nibble the wiring and pilfer spare parts
Religion: compulsory
Weakness: paradoxes
Affiliated With: multi‐core members of the Silicon Federation
Hobbies: global thermonuclear war