Gibson attends ArmadiloCon and reads the opening chapter of his work-in-progress, Neuromancer. "Behind the Mirrorshade: A Look at Punk SF" panel held. (Oct.)
The short story "Cyberpunk" by Bruce Bethke published in Amazing Science Fiction Stories; this is, allegedly, the first use of the term 'cyberpunk' anywhere
Word is Cyberspace" coined
Terminator released
The Internet worm strikes
Hardware released
Time Magazine "Cyberpunk" cover story; real cyberpunks outraged
Clinton signs Communications Decency Act into US law
US Supreme Court rules Communications Decency Act unconstitutional
The Cyberpunk Project and Cyberpunk Information Database opened
William Gibson's and Tom Maddox's second episode "First Person Shooter" on The X-Files
