Sci-fi author's proposal seeks to defend individual privacy through multiple key cryptography. Respond to Stephenson via email.
A mirror of Neal Stephenson's essay about the evolution of the operating system.
Read this sci-fi author and tech pundit's screed on the relative merits of various operating systems. Download zip file in Mac or PC formats.
Noted sci-fi author describes 1994 trip to China to appraise effects of new technologies and economic changes. Links to printer-friendly version.
Lengthy essay for Wired Magazine describes the process of laying a massive data cable around the world. Also available in printable format.
Internet savvy author puts the kibosh on the use of emoticons, or text-rendered smiley faces. Initially published in the New Republic in 1993.
Published in 1997, "Dreams and Nightmares of the Digital Age" discusses anticipated threats of Orwellian surveillance. Printer friendly format.