"The Computer Who Wrote to Santa Claus" (also known as "The Megabyte Drive to Believe in Santa Claus") is a short story by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1988. It features a 1980s-era computer that develops sentience and requests a teddy bear from Santa Claus, a concept later adapted into the Hogfather book by Terry Pratchett
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"The Computer Who Wrote to Santa Claus" (also known as "The Megabyte Drive to Believe in Santa Claus") is a short story by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1988. It features a 1980s-era computer that develops sentience and requests a teddy bear from Santa Claus, a concept later adapted into the Hogfather book by Terry Pratchett