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Re: William Gibson

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From: Alan Barclay
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:02
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Don't bet Gibson is on any net.  _Neuromancer_ was written on a manual type
writer.  At the time Gibson only put the word "modem" in the book because he
thought it sounded neat--he didn't know what it was.  I understand he now has
a computer of some sort but he's never been a computer afficionado.
--
Alan


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From: Alan_Barclay@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Barclay)
Subject: Re: William Gibson
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Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:02:21 GMT
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