Software

Rudy Rucker

ISBN 10: 0441774083 / ISBN 13: 9780441774081

Published by Ace, 1982

About this Item

Some minor shelf wear and/or spine creasing. No visible writing on the pages.

Seller Inventory # 12508

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Software
• Publisher: Ace
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0441774083
• ISBN 13: 9780441774081
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

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.

Review

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.