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From: jojo@speedy.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.cyberpunk
Subject: Re: who does it...
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Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 23:08:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 28 23:08:41 1987
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In article <3036@hoptoad.uucp> laura@hoptoad.UUCP (Laura Creighton) writes:
>My vote for earliest cyberpunk goes to Samuel Delaney's *Nova*.  
>Anybody have an earlier one?
>
>-- 

	Don't forget Bable-17, and my favorite, "Starpit", which should be
	required reading!  

	Where does the Punk of cyberpunk come from.  Is it from Gibson's streetwise
	attitude of technology reaching the poor.  (This reminds me of Blade Runner
	again, where street vendors had electron microscopes...)

--j
jon wesener
jojo@speedy.wisc.edu
	"If you like ASTROTIT, you should see what's coming! ;-)"