Betty wrote...

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actually, the crew are pretty inconsistent about which pronoun they use with Orac. Avon always sticks to "it" for all of the computers (although it's possible that even he slips at some point or other), but the others often use "he," particularly Vila.

Yep but then Vila does seem to 'chat' with Orac more...teaching him riddles and so forth.

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It often seems to me (in fanfics and so forth, anyway) that people tend to overlook the fact that it was all *Orac's* idea...

Oh I'm sure it(he?) would deny that...merely stating Vila's weight is not a recomendatiuon to throw him out an airlock as such and Orac does tend to the literal.

Leia