Cyberpunk By Irmagranit Jan 1, 1982 Software published (Jan.), Blade Runner released, Tron released Jan 1, 1983 Cyberpunk term is created. Jan 1, 1989 The Cyberpunk Project and Cyberpunk Information Database opened Jun 1, 1989 "Fiction 2000" conference held in Leeds (June) Jan 1, 1990 Hardware released Jan 1, 1991 www is established. Jan 1, 1995 The Cyberpunk Handbook published; cynical opportunism reaches new low Aug 20, 1999 The film, "The Matrix" is released