R-A-M Random Access Messages of the Computer Age
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Hayden Book Company |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Type | Anthology |
| Cover art | Michel Tcherevkoff |
| Pages | [10]+193 |
| ISBN | 0810463334 |
- Title is as presented on the cover. On the spine and title page, it's as "Random Access Messages of the Computer Age", and on the copyright page, it's as "R.A.M., Random Access Messages of the Computer Age".
- Publisher is given as Hayden Book Company (a division of Hayden Publishing Company, Inc.).
- On copyright page: "Copyright (c) 1984", "1 2 ... 8 9 PRINTING", "84 85 ... 91 92 YEAR", "Illustrations: JERRY CABLE", LCCN and ISBN.
- There are 10 un-numbered pages between the copyright page and page number 1, containing "Acknowledgments", "Contents" and Monteleone's "Introduction".
- "LOKI 7281" is as "Loki 7281".
| Year | Reviewer | Publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Robert J. Ewald | Fantasy Review, April 1985 |
| 1985 | Don D'Ammassa | Science Fiction Chronicle, #75 December 1985 |
| Page | Title | Author(s) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction (R-A-M Random Access Messages of the Computer Age) | Thomas F. Monteleone | Essay | |
| 3 | The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope | Ray Bradbury | Poem |
| 7 | Computers Don't Argue | Gordon R. Dickson | Short Story |
| 25 | The Touch | Gregory Benford | Short Story |
| 33 | Copyright Infringement | David F. Bischoff | Short Story |
| 43 | Love Calls | Ben Bova | Short Story |
| 55 | The Nine Billion Names of God | Arthur C. Clarke | Short Story |
| 63 | Armaja Das | Joe Haldeman | Short Story |
| 81 | Networking | Robert E. Vardeman | Short Story |
| 93 | Spring-Fingered Jack | Susan Casper | Short Story |
| 97 | The Union Forever | Barry N. Malzberg | Short Story |
| 103 | The Card | Charles L. Grant | Short Story |
| 113 | A Day and a Night of Brahma | Ralph Mylius | Short Story |
| 127 | The Schematic Man | Frederik Pohl | Short Story |
| 133 | LOKI 7281 | Roger Zelazny | Short Story |
| 141 | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | Harlan Ellison | Short Story |
| 155 | The Greatest Game | Thomas F. Monteleone | Short Story |
| 161 | Answers | John Sladek | Novelette |
| 181 | The Last Question | Isaac Asimov | Short Story |
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-A-M Random Access Messages of the Computer Age | 1984 | Hayden Book Company | Trade Paperback | Anthology | Michel Tcherevkoff | [10]+193 |