*** THE LAST OF THE HP49G *** rcobo@eng.morgan.edu [ THE LAST OF THE HP49G PART I ] ******************************** [ ALARM: 23:00 11 / 15 / 2031 ] [ ON ] [ BEEP ] [ BEEP ] [ BEEP ] [ BEEP ] .. .. .. [ BEEP ] [ OFF ] [ HP49G VERSION 22.17-a ] [[ Please Enter Your Name: ]] [ William Borg ] [[ Activating ... ]] [ BEEEEEEEEEP ] [[ You have a message. ]] [[ Hello William, If everything went OK, you should have followed the instructions found in your paper accompanying the small box you have received. As you have found out, there is a calculator HP49G in the box too (the one in your hands). You will need it. It contains all the information and programs to revert the process assimilation. By this time, the TI machines have control over the world. A small resistance group was formed in the year 2001 in view of the developing oppression. All members of the group were eventually assimilated and their calculators destroyed (all HP calculators were destroyed in the year 2005). This calculator is the last attempt for a free world. You have been chosen to carry out the process of liberation. You have the last surviving HP49G. ]] To be Continued ... [ THE LAST OF THE HP49G PART II ] ********************************* [ 10:00 11 / 17 / 2031 ] [ UNIVERSITY OF STERLING ] [ SCOTLAND ] [ CLASS: CALCULUS III ] [ STUDENT ROSTER: Alfred Conrad, Donald..., William Borg, ... ] [ The room full is full of TIs beeping at each other. Every student is connected to a central hub through a cable attached to the calculator. The professor writes an equation and the students hurry to solve it in the calculator. The fastest response gets an ovation from the rest of the classmates. ] [ William sits at the end of the class away from suspicious eyes. When nobody is looking, he pulls the HP49G from his pocket (nervous, sweating a little). He connects his cable to the hub and turns ON the HP49G. ] [[ Activating system ... ... Detecting presence of TIs on network ... .. Starting routine packet #001 sent Packet #002 sent ... ... .. (after 1 minute) ]] [ One of the classmates: It is not simplifying!! What's wrong? ] [ Other classmate: A lot of numbers on the display!! ] [ William hears an announcement on the speaker ] [ WARNING, FOREIGN CALCULATOR DETECTED ] [ WARNING, FOREIGN CALCULATOR DETECTED ] [ WARNING, FOREIGN CALCULATOR DETE... ] [ There is a flashing message on his HP49G. ] [[ NEED TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY ]] [ He pulls the cable out, puts it in his pocket and leave the room. ] [ WASHINGTON DC ] [ TI HEADQUARTERS ] [ (30 minutes later) ] [ A red phone rings (central quarters of TI). ] [ Yes, this is the president. ] [ Sir, we ha detected the presence of a foreign calc in one of our networks. ] [ So?? What is the big deal? (pause and silence). ] [ Sir, (pause) it was an HP49G (silence). ] [ Impossible!! We spent a fortune killing them all. ] [ Prepare my jet. ] To be continued ... [ THE LAST OF THE HP49G PART III ] ********************************** [ 22:10 11/ 18 / 2031 ] [ LONDON ] [ The police was looking for him everywhere. His picture was in every channel of TV. Even his own family was asking him to turn himself in (through the news). He felt like a hunted animal, but he wasn't alone. His company was the HP49G. ] [ William was hiding in the abandoned basement of what it used to be an old nightclub. The place was filthy and he could barely see the surroundings of room he was in, if not for a small window with a broken glass that allowed some street light to pass through. He was in the room where HP HHC 2002 - "A Handheld Odyssey" was held (as he had been told by the instructions he was given). He had to spend the night there waiting for tomorrow's trip ( airplane ) to the US (Washington DC ). ] [ It was a quiet night. The light passing through the window became stronger, marking the beginning of a new day. He then noticed some words written on the wall.] [ HP WALL OF VFW (Veterans of Foreign wars). ] [ And the name of some people he had never seen before. ] [ AVENAR ... C. DOMINIC ... J. H. MAYERS ... J. HORN ... NK ... PARISSE .... PIVO ... S. SCHMID ... VPN .... WOLFGAN ...] ( *The author asks for forgiveness for not mentioning all the heroes. ) [ The list covered the whole wall. ] [ He took a deep breath, felt his pocket (HP49G) with his hand and left. ] [ 08:23 11 / 19 / 2031 ] [ LONDON HEATHROW AIRPORT ] [ Sir, can I see your passport? ] [ He hands the passport that came with the HP49G. Not saying a word. ] [ The man looks at him twice ( hesitating? ). ] [ His fake beard and glasses makes him look like a professor. ] [ The man smiles. Welcome onboard Dr. Urroz. ] To be continued ... [ THE LAST OF THE HP49G PART IV ] ********************************* [ 22:03 11 / 19 / 2031 ] [WASHINGTON DC ] [ TI HEADQUARTERS ] [ The black square building was surrounded by walking robots. Each had a calculator on top working as a brain. A long line of dump trucks queued at the main gate. They were filled with plastic and metal scraps from which new calculators were made. ] [ Hidden by the darkness of the night, William climbed to one of the dump trucks and waited in silence meanwhile the truck made its way through the gate. ] [[ Mother Server located at: - 2 level ]] [ Indicated the display of his HP49G (inside the building). ] [ He heard the noise (servos) of a robot coming towards him around corner. ] [ He raised his hand -holding the HP49G-, waiting for the robot to show its face.] [ BOOM!!. He smashed the HP49G against the TI brain (calculator) of the robot. The TI calc splashed into pieces like a broken glass of wine. The HP49G didn't even scratched. ] [[ preparing ... decoding ... ]] [[ log-in successful ]] [ A metal door opened, the break-in security algorithm had worked to perfection. ] [ The room was full of flashing lights and beeps. It was the mother server!! ] [ He heard a voice across the room. ] [ Hello, Mr. Borg. I've been waiting for you. ] [ Taken by surprise, he couldn't believe he was staring at the president of TI. ] To be continued ... [ THE LAST OF THE HP49G FINAL ] ******************************** [ TI'S MOTHER SERVER ROOM ] [ William is confronted by the president of TI. ] [ ... Hello, Mr. Borg. I've been waiting for you. ] [ William is speechless. ] [ I knew you would made till here. I didn't need to look for you. I just waited, and here you are. ] [ (silence) ] [ (TI's president starts talking again) We live in a world of life and death, some survive, some don't. Hps were the best, but that does not guaranty life. The strong takes advantage over the weak. That is why we chose kids as our food. Kids are easy to manipulate. Mathematics. Why the pain? Why the suffering? Automatic simplification was the answer. Make them look smart, and they will buy. ] [ TI's president turns his back to william. He reaches his face with his hand and pulls his face out (he is a robot!!). ] [ BEEP ] [ BEEP ] [ BEEP ] [ BEEP ] ... [ William pulls the HP49G from his pocket. ] [ There is a message for you, says william. He hands the HP49G to the robot. ] (*Author: be careful William, the HP49G is priceless) [ His telescoping eyes focus on the display. ] [[ YOU ARE THE RESULT OF MY THOUGHTS ]] [ (flashing) ] [[ MY SON ]] [ William observes the robot immobile. ] [ What does it mean? ] [ The robot seems to get angry. ] [ The robot shoots a cutting laser in an attempt to destroy the HP49G. ] [ The display cover of the HP49G * reflects * the cutting laser into the robot's eyes. ] [ The robot drops dead. ] [ William connects the HP49G to the Mother Server. ] [[ Activating system ... ... Detecting presence of TIs mother server ... .. Starting routine packet #001 sent Packet #002 sent ... ... .. ]] [ Lights start to shut down in the room one by one. ] [ The beeps stop. ] [ Silence takes over. ] [ Students across the world start to think again. ] [ William stands still, looking at the HP49G. ] [ (Terminator II theme song starts playing) ] [THE END]