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* The Great Ship from [[Robert Reed]]'s ''Great Ship'' universe spent a couple billion years drifting towards the Milky Way. Aside from superficial damage to the exterior hull, all the on-board systems work perfectly fine with no damage.

* Averted with Antrax, the titular [[Big Bad]] of the second book in ''[[The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara]]''. Antrax is a [[Master Computer|sapient supercomputer]] guarding knowledge of the technological age that preceded the current [[Shannara]] 'verse, and its outpost's automated defenses still work after several hundred years. However, it's noted that Antrax is self-maintaining, and that it's reaching its limits despite this (particularly with its power supply).

* Played with in [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Star Man's Son''. Two hundred years after [[World War III|the atomic war]], [[Fire-Forged Friends|Fors and Arskane]] find containers of fruit that're still good—but only if it's a glass jar rather than a metal can, and they need to check carefully for signs of the lid's seal decaying. Most automobiles and trucks are heavily rusted and unusable; the (nuclear-powered) "sealed engine" vehicles, however, are better-preserved for some reason and can sometimes even be made to run briefly—Fors mentions someone else having driven one for a quarter mile before the engine died permanently. When he and Arskane try the same, the tires shred off the wheels and the engine dies after less than a hundred feet. They're at the top of a ~~sloping~~ hill, though, and manage to coast down for quite a ways. This ~~was~~ important because hostile [[Mutants|Beast Things]] ~~were~~ attacking, but ~~couldn~~'t keep up with the car.

* Played with in [[Andre Norton]]'s ''Star Man's Son''. Two hundred years after [[World War III|the atomic war]], [[Fire-Forged Friends|Fors and Arskane]] find containers of fruit that're still good—but only if it's a glass jar rather than a metal can, and they need to check carefully for signs of the lid's seal decaying. Most automobiles and trucks are heavily rusted and unusable; the (nuclear-powered) "sealed engine" vehicles, however, are better-preserved for some reason and can sometimes even be made to run briefly—Fors mentions someone else having driven one for a quarter mile before the engine died permanently. When he and Arskane try the same, the tires shred off the wheels and the engine dies after less than a hundred feet. They're at the top of a hill-slope, though, and manage to coast down for quite a ways. This is important because hostile [[Mutants|Beast Things]] are attacking, but can't keep up with the car.