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Plot Summary of The Adolescence of P-1
"This is the first fictional discussion of the nature of a virus and how it spreads through computer mainframes. This emergence of AI is the first real fictional discussion of a virus and how it can affect systems."
H.W. Sandoval, Resident Scholar

"A student accidentally creates the world's first artificial intelligence. It travels through modem lines, taking over most of the country's mainframe computers. Searching for its identity, it looks up its creator years later."
Scott Johnson, Resident Scholar




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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Robots, Computers, VR Yes
Robot, PC, VR Plotlets: - fighting bad computer AI - good computer AI
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Computer
Profession/status: - scientist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation - a lot of techical jargon
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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