William Gibson described cyberspace in Neuromancer as a “consensual hallucination”.

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"William Gibson described cyberspace in Neuromancer as a “consensual hallucination”."

Direct source - Computer History Museum’s 1984 timeline identifies William Gibson’s Neuromancer and records his description of cyberspace beginning with the phrase “A consensual hallucination”. + Computer History Museum timeline entry is dated 1984.

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Source title Popular Culture | Timeline of Computer History

Source authors Computer History Museum

Source year 1984

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