[geeks] Good computer fiction books

Shannon shannon at widomaker.com
Mon Nov 5 06:21:44 CST 2012


On 03-Nov-2012 21:45, Nicolai wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> What/who are some of your favorite computer-centric fiction books and
> authors?  Not ordinary sci-fi (lots of great book lists there already),
> but overtly computer-oriented books like Snow Crash or other Neal
> Stephenson books.

Simulacron 3 is pretty good.

It's basically "Thirteenth Floor"/Matrix story but was written decades ago.

Also for a prophetic story that at least hints at computers and the
internet, and written in 1909 no less... "The Machine Stops" can be
found online for free.

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