is that what you wrote the book on?
Neuromancer was written in 1982-83, and a single Sinclair ZX-81 was the only computer I'd seen. Owner's excitement struck me most about it
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I wrote Neuromancer on a 1927 Hermes "2000" manual portable typewriter
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had you read much about their use, then, on campuses and in research facilities & such?
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Nothing, basically. I poetically deconstructed the *lingo* I overheard at SF cons. Seriously.
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interesting. Reality of computing was so constrained by limitations at the time, an abstract view might be free to look past it
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so what you're saying is that when Case switches on his Ono Sendai Cyberspace 7 this is what he sees?pic.twitter.com/e0QGFEFvTn
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@martin_hamilton@GreatDismal what's that game? I remember it filling me with excitement and fear as a kid. -
Monster Maze "Rex lies in wait"https://youtu.be/nKvd0zPfBE4
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yes! ZX81. I'd have been about 6 years old.
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I fondly recall Harlan Ellison & Damon Knight praising your & Lucius Shepard's debut novels at Clarion 1984. We all bought 'em.
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This tweet inspired me to seek out and read Green Eyes by Lucius Shepard. Thanks for that, Clark -- good read!
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It's mind-blowing that you were able to extrapolate so far into the future from such a basic piece of kit!
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Hi William - As your neighbour then, I was typing my MA thesis at the same time on my trusty Underwood - yours sold more!
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@kaupapa dude what a book. Such an an incredible insight I've carried it with me as I've viewed the changing world. Thanks -
changed my life
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If only you'd spent 10 minutes on the PLATO network instead of on a ZX-81... the future would've been distributed differently.
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Now I get where "deck" comes from. It's a sweet-looking machine. :)
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