Stuart Moulthrop quotes _GR_: "But _We_ can live forever, in a clean, honest, purified Electroworld --" > Can you say "Neuromancer?" I don't for a moment doubt Pynchon's influence on the cyberpunks in general, and Gibson in particular. What I'm not quite so sure of is Gibson's influence on Pynchon, as was claimed by an earlier post. Penny -------