The Haunted Computer - The Tale of a Computer That Could Play on Its Own

Sixty-eight year old Patrick Kelly was a successfulon its own and the moves have to be programmed, let
businessmen. He owned a number of transportalone working without electricity", the man continued.
companies, textile mills and toy manufacturingThe computer was from a well-known company. The
companies. He also owned a few shipping lines.company became worried about their reputation and
Although Kelly was a very busy person he had aprovided him with a new computer. The new
fascination. He simply loved to play chess. He used tocomputer was also provided with a chess game
play chess with his dear friend Morris Tillet on a regularhaving twenty-two simple and sixty complicated chess
basis. However, the sudden premature death of Morrismoves. Kelly decided to publish a new chess move in
broke his heart and he fully concentrated in hisa local newspaper. As soon as he worked out the
business in later years.move in the computer, the machine started to play
Kelly visited a computer exhibition in 1979, twenty-fiveback on its own. He became furious and turned the
years after his friend's death. The computers oncomputer off. His fury turned into astonishment very
display impressed him. What fascinated him most wassoon. The computer was still working. He disconnected
that computers can play chess. His fascination forthe plug, but, the computer went on displaying the last
chess was rekindled. He ordered a computermove on the monitor. Kelly, out of curiosity, made
immediately. The computer was delivered to his houseanother move.
within a month. Kelly placed the computer in his study.He suddenly remembered the game he played with
He had not forgotten his friend though. He placed aMorris on 12th April, 1952. That is a game he will never
bust of Morris Tillet on the computer.forget. A strong coincidence took place during that
Kelly programmed some great chess moves in thegame. Both of them made the same move. The
game. He became glued to the game from the verycomputer did the same thing twenty-eight years later.
first day. He noticed that the computer played backHe informed the company. A team of engineers came
according to the famous moves invented by anand checked everything thoroughly. They took the
eighteenth century french grandmaster, the favoritesculpture away for further investigation. Curiously, the
moves of this dear friend. Kelly played for three longcomputer worked alright that night.
hours and became tired and exhausted. He went overThe experts did an x-ray of the sculpture and carried
to disconnect the plug. A surprise was waiting for him.out many other tests. However, none of the tests did
He had forgotten to plug in the computer. Theyield any result. The bust was returned the next day.
computer worked without electricity!The computer started with all the spooky stuff all over
Kelly did not have much knowledge about computers.again. The computer experts could never give any
However, he could understand quite well that asatisfactory explanation to the incident. The believers
computer is not supposed to work without electricity.of the supernatural claimed that Morris' soul used
He informed the computer company about the incident.Kelly's mental power to run the computer. However,
The next day the mechanic came and listened to him.this is off-course no scientific explanation. The above
"Incredulous!" the man replied. "A computer cannot playtale remains an unsolved mystery till date.