Rucker is a cyberpunk novelist, math and computer science professor, and software creator; he is well qualified to lead readers on an interactive exploration of both the thinking and the programming behind artificial life. The book explains concepts, and the disk contains a program called "Boppers" for creating electronic creatures and seeing how well they adapt to changing environments. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Tinker with the processes governing life and evolution. The Bugland A-Life program for Windows contains animated icons and Sound Blaster-compatible sound. As a silicon geneticist, the user can design creatures and see them give birth, fight, breed and perish through the 3-D glasses provided.
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1878739484I4N00
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1878739484I3N00
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 38198882-75
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Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 50579622-6
Seller: Alkahest Books, Deerfield, IL, U.S.A.
softcover. Condition: Fine. First printing. Corte Madera, California: Waite Group Press, ( 1993 ). First printing. softcover. Fine. Softcover, as new, with disk and glasses sealed in rear pouch. xvi + 283 pages, plus ads in rear. "In this incredible hands-on software library of Windows-based DNA, cyberpunk pioneer Rudy Rucker leads you on an interactive exploration of artificial life and the programming behind it. You'll investigate computer applications that imitate natural patterns of growth and learning." 3D and multimedia. 021210C. Seller Inventory # 000021851
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Broschiert. Condition: Gut. 23 cm XVI, 277 S. :. Broschiert. Sprache: Englisch, 1 disk ; Zustand: Gut bis Sehr Gut (Innen); Bleistiftnotizen nach dem Text; Einband (Außen) hat geringe Gebrauchsspuren; * Die Photos sind original von uns erstellt worden, u.a. erkennbar an einem kleinen weißen Stück Papier im oberen Schnitt. Ab und an verwenden Suchmaschinen Verlagsphotos, bei den Portalen selbst, werden aber nur unsere Originalphotos gezeigt. Seller Inventory # 904858