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"...the elements of cyberpunk have dissolved into the whole SF genre, so it’s hard to find anyone writing who doesn’t owe serious debts to Gibson and his crew."
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![]() This is the first time I've seen the word "web" used as the name for a communications network. Not surprised to find it in the work of PKD.
Compare to the data-net from The Shockwave Rider (1975) by John Brunner and the blacknet from Halting State (2007) by Charles Stross. Also, see webcast from Armageddon Blues (1987), by D.K. Moran. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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