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"Cyberpunk worked when the Internet was in its hand-wound crystal radio phase, when you had to be a sort of hobbyist to do e-mail, and it all had a very steep learning curve. Those days are over."
- William Gibson
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| Silk-Metal | ||
| A very tough fabric. |
| The rest of the confining surface... Was lined with a closely woven cloth, stout silk-metal of a bright blue.
Gird tugged at the silk-metal lining. It gave, but did not tear, even when he exerted all his great strength. |
| Technovelgy from The Worlds of Tomorrow,
by Manly Wade Wellman. Published by Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1940 Additional resources -
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Compare to silksteel from Alpha Centauri (1990) by Sid Meier and Plasto-textile from Foundation (1951) by Isaac Asimov. Also, see synthetic spider silk from Misfit (1939) by Robert Heinlein and goat/spider silk from Oryx and Crake (2003) by Margaret Atwood.
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