"Christopher Stasheff - St Vidicon to the Rescue" - читать интересную книгу автора (Stasheff Christopher)

"Your HolinessтАФReverend Sun just cancelled his U.N. speech!"

"Your Holiness! People are kneeling in front of churches all over Italy, calling for the priests!"

"It's the Italian government, Your Holiness! They send their highest regards and assurances of
continued friendship!"

"Your Holiness," Brother Anson choked out, "Father Vidicon is dead."

They canonized him eventually, of courseтАФthere was no question that he'd died for the Faith. But
the miracles started right away.

In Paris, a computer programmer with a very tricky program knew it was almost guaranteed to
hang. But he prayed to Father Vidicon to put in a good word for him with the Lord, and the program ran
without a hitch.

Art Rolineux, directing coverage of the Super Bowl, had eleven of his twelve cameras die on him,
and the twelfth started blooming. He sent up a quick prayer to Father Vidicon, and five cameras came
back on-line.

Ground Control was tracking a newly-launched satellite when it suddenly disappeared from their
screens. "Father Vidicon, protect us from Finagle!" a controller cried out, and the blip reappeared.



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Miracles? Hard to proveтАФit could've been coincidence. It always can, with electronic equipment.
But as the years flowed by, engineers and computer programmers and technicians all over the world
began counting the prayers, and the numbers of projects and programs savedтАФand word got around, as
it always does. So the day after the Pope declared him to be a saint, the signs went up on the back wall
of every computer room and control booth in the world: "St. Vidicon of Cathode, pray for us!"

Chapter 1

The door was all glass with the company's name and logo etched in: RODRIGO AND
ASSOCIATES Market Analysis. Inside all was chrome, glass, and plush. Everyone was dressed to the
nines, so Tony was glad he had elected to wear a suit that day, even if it was somewhat rumpled.
Computer troubleshooters didn't have to dress up, but Tony tried to fit in with the employees at whatever
company he was visiting. From the Wall Street address, he'd guessed these people believed in formality.

He pushed on through the door. The receptionist looked up with a smile. "Good morning. What can
I do for you?"

Tony stepped up to the desk and handed the young man his card. "Business Systems Solutions."

"Ah." The receptionist nodded and gestured toward a chair. "Would you like to sit down? Ms.
Clavier will be with you in a moment.тАЭ