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Plush Companions, Inc. -- Housepets __________________________________________________________________

Welcome to Plush Companions, Inc

Suppliers of the finest artificial animals in the Solar System! __________________________________________________________________

Plush Companions, Inc. can provide the ideal pet for yourself, or for your household, industry, or military organization. Configured to meet your own exacting specifications, or selected from one of our standard feature sets, a Plush Companion can satisfy your most demanding requirements.

Affectionate, playful and gentle, a Plush Companion configured as a Housepet provides welcome company for individuals and families. They delight in accompanying people wherever they go. __________________________________________________________________

Here are the standard features which will be selected when you choose a Housepet configuration for your Plush Companion. Any of these can be changed to better suit your needs.

Sense Visual: Moderate Sense Audio: Moderate Sense Tactile: Moderate Sense Chem: Moderate Competency: Pet Personality: Pet Input Verbal: All Input Gestural: All Output Verbal: Animal Output Gestural: Animal Comm E/M: None Comm Station: None Durability: ChildPruf __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

Plush Companions, Inc. -- Competency Ratings __________________________________________________________________

Welcome to Plush Companions, Inc.

Suppliers of the finest artificial animals in the Solar System! __________________________________________________________________

Plush Companions, Inc. can provide the ideal Plush Companion or yourself, or for your household, industry, or military organization. Configured to meet your own exacting specifications, or selected from one of our standard feature sets, a Plush Companion can satisfy your most demanding requirements. __________________________________________________________________

Four standard competency ratings are available: Toy , Pet , Student , and Savant

Due to limited demand and extensive quality control, Personal Companions with an Exalt rating are available by special order only, with substantial lead time. __________________________________________________________________

Toy

A "Toy" competency rating indicates that your Plush Companion is controlled by a minimal Positronic Neural Network. With a volume of only 1cc, it is adequate for use in stable environments where preprogrammed responses are appropriate. Some training is possible, but problem solving abilities are very limited.

Pet

A "Pet" competency rating indicates that your Plush Companion is controlled by a Positronic Neural Network with a volume of 30cc. Much more versatile and adaptable than the smaller version, the substantial capacity of this model makes possible Plush Companions which have many of the abilities of living animals. Easily trained, with significant problem solving abilities, they are often compared favorably with Border Collies, the most intelligent domesticated animal.

Student

A "Student" competency rating indicates that your Plush Companion is controlled by a Positronic Neural Network with a volume of 500cc. Comparable to a human in potential ability, a Plush Companion incorporating one of these PNNs can be trusted to perform with imagination and reliability.

Savant

A "Savant" competency rating indicates that your Plush Companion is controlled by a Positronic Neural Network with a volume of 3000cc (.003 cubic meter). Plush Companions incorporating this highly sophisticated control unit are usually found in situations where high speed computation and subtle discrimination are essential. They frequently act as pilots of superluminal spacecraft, for example.

With a diameter of 20 centimeters, a spherical Savant PNNs is normally housed in the torso, unless the Plush Companion is unusually large.

Exalt

Exalt Positronic Neural Networks are available only by special order. With volumes in excess of 10,000cc (30cm diameter), great care must be taken during assembly to ensure uniform structural deposition. These PNNs are extremely effective as assistants in scientific and philosophical research, as well as political and economic planning and long term weather forecasting. __________________________________________________________________

Plush Companions with competency levels above Pet are available only with the agreement of the PNN involved, and with contractual guarantees provided by you. Please contact the Bureau of Robotic and AI Rights for details.

For more information about PCInc's PNN technology, please read our White Paper Positronic Neural Nets. __________________________________________________________________