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“The Matrix has its roots in primitive arcade games,' said the voice-over, 'in early graphics programs and military experimentation with cranial jacks. 1 '"
William Gipson, Neromancer
I recently listen to commenter speak about Delany,s "Nova". The commenter mentioned that William Gipson and his cyberpunk novels had many influencers such as Philip K. Dick, Michael Moorcock, Roger Zelazny, John Brunner, J. G. Ballard, Philip José Farmer and Harlan Ellison, all were part of the New Wave science fiction movement of the 60's and 70s.
The following excerpt from "Delany's Nova" even envisioned humans "jacking into" the ships computer system, thus becoming one with it:
"Mouse reached around to the small of his back beneath his vest, and felt for the socket. It had been grafted into the base of his spine cord back in Cooper. He picked up the first reflex cable that looped across the floor to disappear into the computers face, and fiddled with it till the twelve prongs slipped into his socket and caught. He took the smaller, six-prong plug and slipped it into the plug on the underside of his left wrist; them the other into his right."
1 "Cranial Jacks are human-computer interface devices, designed to connect directly to the brain/brain stem in order to control complex machinery."
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