Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site topaz.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!topaz!@RUTGERS.ARPA:RAOUL@JPL-VLSI.ARPA From: @RUTGERS.ARPA:RAOUL@JPL-VLSI.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Here is the plot. What is the title and author? Message-ID: <280@topaz.ARPA> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 21:01:25 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.280 Posted: Tue Jan 15 21:01:25 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:41:37 EST Sender: daemon@topaz.ARPA Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 19 From: Alvin WongA friend of mine here is looking for a short story that was published in Analog some time ago. He doesn't know the title or author but has described the main gist of the plot to me which follows : The main character repeatly gets drunk and suffers from blackouts. During his blackout periods he manages to invent machines. When he recovers from these blackouts he doesn't remember inventing the machines and spends his sober periods trying to find out what they do. All the machines serve some useful purpose and sometimes the inventor almost kills himself while trying to discover it. He also makes acquaintances during his blackouts and doesn't remember them either when sober. There is some comic relief as the main character pretends he remembers everything. Any suggestions and/or pointers would be welcomed. ------