Well, it is true that gibson was not the first to have a realistic vision of the obscure time ahead that we call "future".
Phillip K. Dick wrote a lot about computer mediated realities.
What you said about Gibson is true: He did not own or use computers to write his first novels. But a year ago he mentioned in an interview, that he used his childs mac to check "eBay". He was addicted to old chronographs - watches- in his own words.
Maybe that is the reason why his ideas were so fresh at that time. Because he had no preoccupations.
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Well, it is true that gibson was not the first to have a realistic vision of the obscure time ahead that we call "future". Phillip K. Dick wrote a lot about computer mediated realities. What you said about Gibson is true: He did not own or use computers to write his first novels. But a year ago he mentioned in an interview, that he used his childs mac to check "eBay". He was addicted to old chronographs - watches- in his own words. Maybe that is the reason why his ideas were so fresh at that time. Because he had no preoccupations.