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''The Megabyte Drive to Believe in Santa Claus'' is an early story by Terry Pratchett which appears in the anthology {{BS}}. It concerns a Dawn Age computer (in the unbelievably primitive 1980's) that develops sentience and asks for a Christmas present from Santa Claus. This was later recycled into the episode in {{H}} where [[HEX}} tremblingly avoids Big Red Lever | ''The Megabyte Drive to Believe in Santa Claus'' is an early story by Terry Pratchett which appears in the anthology {{BS}}. It concerns a Dawn Age computer (in the unbelievably primitive 1980's) that develops sentience and asks for a Christmas present from Santa Claus. This was later recycled into the episode in {{H}} where [[HEX}} tremblingly avoids Big Red Lever Time and requests, and gets, a teddy bear from the [[Death|entity who is standing in for]] the [[Hogfather]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:01, 18 July 2016
The Megabyte Drive to Believe in Santa Claus is an early story by Terry Pratchett which appears in the anthology A Blink of the Screen. It concerns a Dawn Age computer (in the unbelievably primitive 1980's) that develops sentience and asks for a Christmas present from Santa Claus. This was later recycled into the episode in Hogfather where [[HEX}} tremblingly avoids Big Red Lever Time and requests, and gets, a teddy bear from the entity who is standing in for the Hogfather.