An edition of When HARLIE Was One (1972)

When Harlie Was One

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When Harlie Was One
David Gerrold
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An edition of When HARLIE Was One (1972)

When Harlie Was One

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A stunning first novel that grapples with the definition of consciousness and what it is to be human. The novel is primarily a series of conversations between a computer programmer / psychologist and his invention, H.A.R.L.I.E., a self-programming computer that has total access to information and knowledge through something similar to the Internet.

As the computer matures, the question of what it means to be human becomes a serious one for the financial backers of the project concerned with the cost of the program. If HARLIE is conscious then he can't be disconnected: That would be murder. However, to keep him connected and working for the company amounts to slavery. HARLIE must figure out a way to be both financially viable and free at the same time.

HARLIE reappears in Gerrold's later Starwolf novels.

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Spectra
Language
English

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Cover of: When Harlie Was One
When Harlie Was One
June 1, 1988, Spectra
Mass Market Paperback in English - Upd Sub edition
Cover of: When Harlie was one
When Harlie was one
1977, AEonian Press
in English
Cover of: When Harlie was one
When Harlie was one
1972, Ballantine Books
Cover of: When Harlie was one
When Harlie was one
1972, Ballantine Books
in English
Cover of: When HARLIE was one
When HARLIE was one: a novel
1972, Doubleday
in English - [Book club ed.]
Cover of: WHEN HARLIE WAS ONE
WHEN HARLIE WAS ONE
1972, Ballantine
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Cover of: When Harlie was one
When Harlie was one
1972, Ballantine Books
in English

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OL7823315M
ISBN 10
0553264656
ISBN 13
9780553264654
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6155523
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939176

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