At 11:51 AM 8/28/97 -0400, you wrote:
>> There is also a book (Heinlein? Pohl?) where the humans can
>> download their consciousness into a computer when they die
>> (or before, if they wish) in order to continue �living�
>> after they�re gone...
> You might be thinking to a minor piece by Simak: THE WEREWOLF
PRINCIPLE.
>
> Nicola
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The writer was correct: Robin Broadhead was downloaded into a computer in
the last book of the Heechee series, where other downloads and the AI's on
the Web eventually prevented the extermination of mankind.
Steve Collins ([log in to unmask])
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