Review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) by Blaise E — 22 Sep 2007

A cautionary tale about handing over power to computers. You can't always pull the plug out!

This review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) was written by Blaise E on 22 Sep 2007.

Colossus: The Forbin Project has generally received positive reviews.

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