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Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine, (1958)? He snapped the POWER ON switch and, while he was waiting for the machine to warm up, quickly jotted down exactly
by bangonkeyboard 6y ago
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine, (1958)?
He snapped the POWER ON switch and, while he was waiting for the machine to warm up, quickly jotted down exactly what he wanted and found the code number for its place in the memory banks. Turning to the microphone, he said, “Address 21690. A report on the products and industry of Peru. Prepare and type information, pages 93, 94, and 95.”
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Irene pretended to clear her throat. She could remember feeding the information about Peru into the computer. Frowning with the effort to recall the details, she brought to mind the exact pages of the textbook: pages 93, 94, and 95. She pretended to read from the report but really began to recite from memory: “The products of Peru. Within the boundaries of Peru many minerals are to be found, among them silver and copper…“
- WalterBright 6y agoThat is amazing but I remember it being Bolivia! I did a google search-inside-the-book but "Bolivia" is not found. Neither is "tin". But it does sound awfully close. Maybe the book I read is a knock-off of Danny Dunn.
- bangonkeyboard 6y agoMaybe. 60 years is a long opportunity for memories to shift their details while retaining the main thrust. Try skimming the book, perhaps other scenes and characters will feel familiar; skimming my own copy certainly did for me.
- WalterBright 6y agoYou may very well be right.