Technically, we had the Internet back then, but only at research universities like UBC (who had a sweet sweet 1200 bps dialup) and SFU (who were coping with a couple of racks of 110/300 bps modems).
And the military too.
Back then electronic music was created by scientists and we used to pay $5 to go to one of the profs' houses to listen to it.
William Gibson won the Hugo at the Aussiecon that was a Worldcon back then as well. We're only at Aussiecon 4 now, but it was fun when I brought home the Hugo for Bill - it really did look like a rocket, kind of heavy. They actually - for security reasons - put it in the cockpit of the jet I flew back from Australia in.
oh, and he's always done fantastic readings - there are few writers who read their own works better than they sound in your own head, and William Gibson is one of the best.
I read all of his earlier books, and he was one of my favorite authors in his early career. I haven't read his more recent books. Sounds like it is time to catch up.
I caught him when he read from Pattern Recognition at Elliott Bay books in Pioneer Square. It was awful. He didn't read worth a damn. Still, it was an amazing book. Go because it's good to give the props to a master, and buy his book while you're there. Don't go expecting an amazing reader.
And the military too.
Back then electronic music was created by scientists and we used to pay $5 to go to one of the profs' houses to listen to it.
William Gibson won the Hugo at the Aussiecon that was a Worldcon back then as well. We're only at Aussiecon 4 now, but it was fun when I brought home the Hugo for Bill - it really did look like a rocket, kind of heavy. They actually - for security reasons - put it in the cockpit of the jet I flew back from Australia in.