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jazzmans69 t1_iy6y3nj wrote

IMO, it is not hard sci fi, it's 'soft' sci fi. gibson himself says he knows nothing of technology, and typed it on a typewriter.

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while dated, It's still a fun ride, and I agree, it leaves much to the imagination, that's one of its strong points.

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I like all Gibsons novels, his last two trilogies are his best, imo.

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mikeyboi2567 OP t1_iy6ygdi wrote

You’re right it’s not hard in the science-ness

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GolfballDM t1_iy8to8s wrote

It's a fun read, but the anachronisms are a bit jarring sometimes.

3 MB of hot RAM is nothing these days, unless it was some shit-hot paydata. (Wasn't that used elsewhere in the book, when Case had stolen from his employers, and they retaliated by frying his nervous system via mycotoxin?)

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