From: ross_winn@mac.com   
      
   In article ,   
    3ngine  wrote:   
      
   > On 8 Dec 2003 00:59:07 GMT, Omixochitl    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   > I would argue that steampunk is a separate genre from cyberpunk.   
   > Also, I'm a bit leery of including "nanopunk" with it's parent.   
   >   
   > The def that you gave seems to fit, but what about the "punk" bit?   
   > I've always felt that cyberpunk needs to incorporate the mood and feel   
   > of the 80's in order to be truly considered cyberpunk.  What would   
   > _Neuromancer_ be without the nostalgic feel of a Hitachi 1mb computer,   
   > _Snow_Crash_'s b&w personae in the Metaverse, or huge bug-eyed VR   
   > goggles in _Islands_In_The_Net_?   
   >   
   > I'm perfectly willing to change my definition if I'm faced with enough   
   > proof, but I strongly believe that CP is literature describing   
   > "futuristic computer-based societies" written by punks listening to   
   > Ministry.  Thoughts?   
      
   Oh I think that the two coexist but are not direct corralaries. All of   
   the CP authors I have met, including Cadigan, Sterling, Shirley, and   
   Rucker were all very much children of the seventies who happened to come   
   of age professionally in the eighties. Basically, you may find that they   
   would be listening to Nazareth, or Thin Lizzie instead.   
      
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