The Cosmic Computer By H. Beam Piper

Description

Conn Maxwell gets back from Terra to his destitution stricken home planet of Poictesme, “The Junkyard Planet”, with updates on the conceivable area of Merlin, a military super-PC supposed to have been relinquished there after the last war. The occupants want to discover Merlin, which they think will be their pass to riches and thriving. In any case, is Merlin genuine, or only an old gossip? What’s more, in the event that they discover it will it spare them, or destroy them? (Unrenewed copyright. Additionally distributed with the title Junkyard Planet.)