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George Orwell's "1984" Published
While 1984 is not 'cyberpunk' itself, Orwellian-type worlds play an important part in cyberpunk stories. Orwellian is a term used to describe oppressive societies in which technology is used for evil, control and manipulation. -
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Cyberpunk
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Bruce Bethke coins term "cyberpunk"
In his short story, aptly named "Cyberpunk" -
Blade Runner released in Australia
The quintessential cyberpunk film. Featured quite an Orwellian world. -
The Matrix released
in Australia. A suitable example of a relatively modern 'cyberpunk' tale. -
Y2K mania
A big scare of computers setting their internal clocks (two-digits) back to '1900' once the new millenium came to light. Nothing catastrophic happened. Y2K was a real-life form of cyberpunk because it encapsulated the notion of 'high tech, low life' - technology letting us down.
