Software by Rudy Rucker (1987, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100380701774
ISBN-139780380701773
eBay Product ID (ePID)120568

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Book TitleSoftware
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicScience Fiction / General
Publication Year1987
GenreFiction
AuthorRudy Rucker
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight3.4 Oz
Item Length7.1 in
Item Width3.9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal813.54
SynopsisIn the year 2020, elderly hippie Cobb Anderson constructs intelligent robots who take control of the moon and offer Cobb a change at immortality.

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  • A burlesque from the early days of cyberpunk.

    A futuristic view with tunnel vision, Rucker probed the ascent of artificial intelligence while ignoring other technology issues, giving this story an antiquated tone while simultaneously exploring futuristic technologies, reminiscent of Jules Verne. (Verne never conceived the cyberpunk of Rucker!) In Software, retired computer scientist Cobb Anderson, in his seventies, lives in florida, smoking pot, and reminiscing about the days when he created the "Boppers." The Boppers are intelligent Robots (although there is frankly nothing robotic about their brains). Humans, fearing that the Boppers would supplant them as the highest intelligence on Earth, have exiled the Boppers to the moon. No problem. Their circuitry works best at absolute zero. Some Boppers secretly return to Earth to find Cobb, their creator, to offer him immortality. His brain will be eternal. His body, not so much. Hilarious and thought provoking. A cult classic that should not be missed!

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