Cyberpunk
- "True Names" (1981) by Vernor Vinge
- One of the first cyberpunk stories to flesh out the idea of cyberspace.
- "Burning Chrome" (1982) by William Gibson
- A story of computer crackers.
- ""(Learning About) Machine Sex"" (1988) by Candas Jane Dorsey
- A young female hacker invents "wet-ware", which is software and hardware that can plug into the human body. Sexual elements are important as per title.
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