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Synopsis
It was Cobb Anderson who built the "boppers"--the first robots with real brains. Now, in 2020, Cobb is just another aged "pheezer" with a bad heart, drinking and grooving an the old tunes in Florida retirement hell. His "bops" have came a long way, though, rebelling against their subjugation to set up their own society an the moon. And now they're offering creator Cobb immortality but at a stiff price: his body his soul ... and his world.It was Cobb Anderson who built the "boppers"--the first robots with real brains. Now, in 2020, Cobb is just another aged pheezer with a bad heart, drinking and grooving on the old tunes in Florida retirement hell. His "bops" have come a long way, though, rebelling against their subjugation to set up their own society on the moon. And now they re offering creator Cobb immortality, but at a stiff price: his body, his soul. . .and his world.
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Cobb Anderson created the "boppers," sentient robots that overthrew their human overlords. But now Cobb is just an aging alcoholic waiting to die, and the big boppers are threatening to absorb all of the little boppers--and eventually every human--into a giant, melded consciousness. Some of the little boppers aren't too keen on the idea, and a full-scale robot revolt is underway on the moon (where the boppers live). Meanwhile, bopper Ralph Numbers wants to give Cobb immortality by letting a big bopper slice up his brain and tape his "software." It seems like a good idea to Cobb.
About the Author
Rudy Rucker is the author of more than a dozen books on science and science fiction, including "Infinity and the Mind" and "The Fourth Dimension." He is a professor of mathematics and computer science at San Jose State University in California.
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Software
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1982
ISBN 10: 0441774083
ISBN 13: 9780441774081
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Software
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Software by Rudy Rucker, First/1st MMPB (Ace, 1982) Vintage Sci-fi
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Software (1982) by Rudy Rucker. Published by Ace Books. First edition. First print. Book is in Fine condition with minor wear to cover. Software is a pioneering proto-Cyberpunk work that envisions an absurd world of sentient machines. It is the first book in Rudy Rucker's Ware tetralogy (1982-2000), which follows the lives of a small number of west-coast, counter-cultural families, their haphazard and often accidental relationship with rapid technological change gradually moving towards pure technological transcendence. Seller Inventory # ABE-1673098771908
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Software (1982) by Rudy Rucker. Published by Ace Books. First edition. First print. Book is in Very Fine condition. Software is a pioneering proto-Cyberpunk work that envisions an absurd world of sentient machines. It is the first book in Rudy Rucker's Ware tetralogy (1982-2000), which follows the lives of a small number of west-coast, counter-cultural families, their haphazard and often accidental relationship with rapid technological change gradually moving towards pure technological transcendence. Seller Inventory # ABE-1672920063791
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