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| In ]'s novel ''] (])'', the character "Mycroft Holmes" is a self-aware computer system entrusted with running the life-support systems, among many other things, in a ] on ] or "Luna". The computer, also known as "Mike", eventually sides with characters inciting a revolution to free Luna, and is instrumental in their victory against the Lunar Authority on Earth. | |||
| The name 'Mycroft Holmes' is given to the computer by one of the characters, from the HOLMES acronym of his official name "High-Optional, Logical, Multi-Evaluating Supervisor, Mark IV, Mod. L" and is a reference to ]' brother ] from the fictional stories by ]. 'He' most often goes under the name "Mike", but also adopts a female persona on occasion called "Michelle", and appears in public as "]", the reclusive leader of the revolutionary movement. He also goes under many other names and personalities, pretending to be his own secretary and several of the main characters, among others. | |||
| In the novel, Heinlein posits advanced ] software for the consciousness of the character of Mike. Mike's awakening is a fictional example of the '']'' of ]. Mike was originally installed to control the ] catapult mechanism and control the flight of pilot-less freighters, he was vastly under-utilised in this role however and so the Luna Authority gave him more and more tasks to do, and more and more facilities (extra memory, processing units, ] etc) until one day he became so complex he simply "woke up". | |||
| Heinlein also proposes advanced real-time ] and ] techniques for portraying Adam Selene over video phones, techniques that were far in advance of the primitive line drawing CG capabilities of the time (mid 1960s). | |||
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