WalterNebicheristhepolicedepartment'sresidentcomputerexpert,althoughhisimmediatesuperiorgivesnorespectastohiscontributiontotheforce.Tofixthat,hecreatesaspecialprogramthatcreatesAutoman,anartificiallyintelligentcomputerconstructthatlooksreal,soundsrealsand,givenenoughpower,canhaveanactualphysicalpresenceoutsidethecomputerthatfeelsreal.Together,WalterandAutomanalongwithCursor,asmallfloatingdroidthatcancreateanyobjectAutomanneeds,battlethecriminalelementsofthecity.WrittenbyKennethChisholm{kchishol@execulink.com}