Looking for title of short story or chapter from science fiction book I read in the early 70’s. A group of men are at lunch, and one or more members of the group has something to share about his bank account. It appears that a computer error has made these guys rich. One member of the group has thoughts about machines taking over from humanity. After a short discussion, the lights blink on and off, then stay off for good. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
(Found) Computer error puts large sums of money in bank books
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Nancy,
Thank you, I will check it out. To add more to my description above, it was a short story I read in a Science Fiction class in high school. Thought it could be Clarke, Asimov or Bradbury. Since I have read almost everything Bradbury, must be on of the other two. Will let you know.
Thank you, I will check it out. To add more to my description above, it was a short story I read in a Science Fiction class in high school. Thought it could be Clarke, Asimov or Bradbury. Since I have read almost everything Bradbury, must be on of the other two. Will let you know.
ZlodeyVolk
The Lurker at the Keyboard
It's not a "how-to" manual, by any chance? Just curious.
Nancy, you are correct; Dial F for Frankenstein by Arthur C Clarke. This short story can be found in the Clarke collection, The Wind from the Sun, and was originally featured in a magazine. Eleven nines were added to a bank account, in British Pounds. £999,999,897.87 to be exact. I only count seven nines, however. Thanks again Nancy.
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