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Computers in Fiction
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Alphaville - Criterion CollectionAlphaville - Criterion Collection
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Computer runs dystopia. A classic movie.
Giles Goat Boy (The Anchor Literary Library)Giles Goat Boy (The Anchor Literary Library) by John Barth
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Literary depiction of big computer from science-fiction.
NeuromancerNeuromancer by William Gibson
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AI's with an attitude roam cyberspace.
The Ultimate Matrix Collection (The Matrix/ The Matrix Reloaded/ The Matrix Revolutions/ The Animatrix)The Ultimate Matrix Collection (The Matrix/ The Matrix Reloaded/ The Matrix Revolutions/ The Animatrix)
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Computers have taken over and create artificial reality for humans they use as batteries.
Galatea 2.2: A NovelGalatea 2.2: A Novel by Richard Powers
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AI learns about human culture. One of the finest novels of the 20th century.
XorandorXorandor by Christine Brooke-Rose
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Computer (a stone) may or may not come from Mars.
The City and the Stars (S.F.Masterworks)The City and the Stars (S.F.Masterworks) by Arthur C. Clarke
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Early (1956) depiction of big computer that runs a city. People's minds are stored in computer.
Colossus - The Forbin ProjectColossus - The Forbin Project
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Computer takes over control of atomic bombs.
The Invisible BoyThe Invisible Boy
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Evil Computer (1956)
Permutation CityPermutation City by Greg Egan
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Person downloaded into computer.
SoftwareSoftware by Rudy Rucker
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Artificial life resembles biological life.
2001 - A Space Odyssey2001 - A Space Odyssey
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Is HAL insane, evil or just rigid?
Electric DreamsElectric Dreams
80's movie. Computer falls in love.
Player PianoPlayer Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
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One of the first (1952) fictions about a supercomputer.
MicroserfsMicroserfs by Douglas Coupland
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Garage computer industry.
The BugThe Bug by Ellen Ullman
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The fate of a programmer.
The CyberiadThe Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem
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Cybernetic fables about robots and story-telling machines.
Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book) by Neal Stephenson
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Hip adventures in the metaverse.
Demon SeedDemon Seed
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Evil computer wants a child.
War GamesWar Games
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Another computer and atomic war story.