About the book: 1988 / The stories in the collection raise a topical topic - the relationship between man and computer in modern society - resolved by the majority of authors in the psychological aspect. The common theme - Man and Computer - unites the stories in this collection. The topic is not only topical, since computers are now used in almost all areas, but also allows us to make some predictions: what kind of “thinking” machines do people need in the future and how relationships will develop - yes, yes, exactly relationships! - human and computer. After all, our future largely depends on whether the machine becomes a tool and assistant for man, or whether man turns into its appendage, into a creature subordinate to computers. The book contains stories from writers from Bulgaria, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Canada, Cuba, Poland, USA, Finland, Germany, Czechoslovakia.