Livro 90s (ou anterior): o laptop se torna sensível e ajuda um adolescente

Tem o "A máquina incrível de Tom"de Gordon Spell

Tom and his cousin Emma are given a school project about life in their town 400 years ago. With Zenda the talking computer's help they decipher an old singing-game and an ancient map, and discover that their town used to be the headquarters for a gang of highwaymen.

Olhando para a capa, não parece ser laptop, mas trechos do Ponto de crescimento A revisão parece mencionar a mãe do jogo:

Zenda, as Tom calls the being, is given books and maps so that it can adapt to the everyday world, but there are times when disaster threatens and Zenda's part in bringing nasty Stephen to justice for theft finally indicates that it is time he/she moves on before explanations are sought. The family background of gambling mother and unemployed father provides additional material in a lively mixture of...

Além do sexo da pessoa com o laptop, isso parece muito com a trama de Alta Magia (1990), o terceiro da série "Young Wizards" de Diane Duane.

Neste livro, a irmã mais nova do protagonista do primeiro livro recebe um novo computador Apple III Compact (versão 1980s, bateria / portátil) - que, ao que parece, é sua versão do Manual do Assistente, que foi o Maguffin principal no primeiro romance, para a garota mais velha. Aventuras mágicas se seguem. Não me lembro de nada sobre o jogo da mãe, mas as meninas tinham pais que apareceram brevemente nos livros, então não posso dizer que isso não aconteceu.

A máquina incrível de Tom de Gordon Snell. Acho que foi um desktop no primeiro romance, possivelmente destruído por um incêndio, e depois entrou em um laptop na sequência (A incrível máquina de Tom volta.) Certamente o computador acaba preenchendo a voz dos meninos na peça da escola quando ele recebe laringite em um deles.

The book is part of a trilogy, I don’t know where it fits in with the other books but there’s also the Tom’s Amazing Machine (which is probably the first one) and Tom’s Amazing Machine Zaps Back.

Tom is about ten or eleven and he has a laptop that has been brought to life via an alien spore that somehow wound up in the machine. The laptop’s name is Zenda, she’s a witty laptop who can imitate voices, she’s extremely knowledgeable and has a sense of humour. Just imagine how heavy that laptop would be, Tom takes the laptop everywhere with him.

_{Jon Bear & Carlyn Small Adventures, Tom’s Amazing Machine takes a trip By Gordon Snell- A book review}

Eu acho que é improvável que seja o seu livro, pois parece que foi lançado no 2014, e o enredo não é uma correspondência exata, mas Trazendo Mike por Mark Phillip Duncan é uma partida parcial, com IAs, adolescentes e corridas de cavalos.

Secretive young prodigy Joe Lawrence moves to Tennessee to quietly attend high school where not too many questions will be asked. He’s accompanied by the disembodied voice of Mike, a self-aware computer program with the emotional maturity of a small boy. Joe and Mike move in with George and Martha, a good-natured couple recovering from the death of their teenage son, Marvin. Presenting Mike as a handicapped friend and computer genius telecommuting to aid him in his everyday life, clever Joe soon becomes a real friend to George and Martha, filling the void in their lives and helping rekindle their love of life. After Joe purchases a rundown former racehorse from ex-mobster Sly, now in the witness protection program, Joe and Mike help the neglected horse while aggravating Sly by getting the better of him in the bargain; they also become involved with Sly’s smart and focused stepdaughter, Sue. As they help heal George and Martha, evade Sly’s revenge and aid Sue in her struggle with the school principal over her newspaper, Joe and Mike undergo a curious metamorphosis as human and AI. Mike was supposed to be the one being tested and trained to grow up—but Joe finds himself growing up, too. The clean, clear text trusts readers to fill in some blanks, and Mike is a prominent but not physical presence throughout the story. The characters are a little old-fashioned and broad but eminently likable and sweet.