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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

Dimensions

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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by dutchw48
16 May, 2018
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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