 Why do the police believe the analogue computer can defeat Lane?
Raging , Trooper Lane hovered three thousand feet above Tammany Square. The cool cybrain surgically implanted in him was working on the problem. The humming paragrav-paks embedded beneath his shoulder blades held him motionless above Newyork's three administrative towers. They don't teach them about their own city, that they'll be fighting for. From seven years old up, Troopers have too much to learn about fighting. Two black paragrav-boats whirred along the translucent underside of Newyork's anti-missile force-shield, the Shell. Cybrain had taken charge of his motor nerves. Lane's own mind was just along for the ride. Lane dropped lightly to the floor, inside the room, in battle-crouch. "Lashing police with his vibray," said the announcer, "Lane broke through the cordon surrounding Manhattan Armory. Two policemen were killed, four others seriously injured. Tammany Hall has warned that this man is extremely dangerous. Citizens are cautioned to keep clear of him. Lane is an insane killer. A built-in electronic brain controls his reflexes—" "At ease with that jazz," said Lane, and a sheathed finger snapped out. Lane's mailed hand snapped open a pouch at his belt. The force-bomb "exploded"—swelled or inflated, really, but with the speed of a blast. It shaded the view from his window and re-entered the tower wall just below. Orange or green is the action. If you've never heard of diplomatic immunity, you'll suffer for your ignorance."
 The analogue computer is much larger and more powerful than the cybrain.
 The police are fooling themselves. The analogue computer cannot hope to compete with the cybrain.  The analogue computer is much larger and more powerful than the cybrain.  The cybrains are an extension of the analogue computer.  The cybrains do not have the advanced processor the analogue computer does.