You can finish the game by hitting a memory overflow bug very far in the game under specific conditions. Just look up finishing Tetris…

Serfdom reinvented

Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted - Winston Churchill

In short yes. I use it as a mini pc, with dual monitor set-up.

The closest thing in terms of a novel would be “Far Centaurus” by A. E. van Vogt