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Word first appeared as the title of a short story by Bruce Bethke. The story is about teenage hackers who break into computer systems by using phone lines.
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Cyberpunk presents visions of the future based on the extensive application of the idea of cyberspace. William Gibson's novel "Neuromancer" was published.
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Best-known cyberpunk manifesto: Bruce Sterling's introduction to the "Mirrorshades" anthology.
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McCaffery edited two special volumes of "Mississippi Review" which were devoted to cyberpunk; bringing together cyberpunk short stories and post-modern theory for the first time.