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...nongeek wouldn't have thought twice. But I say, ``Raster, you have Spam for brains. It should be an exact multiple of eight!'' Evidently my brother's new box came with one of those defective chips that makes errors when the numbers get really...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...Raster slaps himself upside the head; loose screws and transistors tumble out of his ears. ``Darn! Guess I'll have to have a talk with my programmer!'' And then he freezes up for a minute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...Good evening, sir. Good evening, ma'am. What were those numbers again?'' Raster asks. Same voice, but different inflections -- more human. I call out the numbers one more time and he comes back with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

Anne's getting that glazed look in her eyes; I grope for an analog analogy. ``Remember The Exorcist? Well, Raster has just been possessed, like the chick in the flick. Except it's not just Beelzebub. It's a customer-service...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

...just walked blind into a trap that is yawningly obvious to Anne. ``Maybe that's a job you should apply for!'' she exclaims. The other jaw of the trap closes faster than my teeth chomping down on my tongue: ``I can take your application online right now!'' says Raster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GREAT SIMOLEON CAPER | 3/1/1995 | See Source »

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