William Gibson has often said the biggest miss he made with Neuromancer was not foreseeing the cell phone. Doctorow surely knew that, and was determined to not

William Gibson has often said the biggest miss he made with Neuromancer was not foreseeing the cell phone. Doctorow surely knew that, and was determined to not make the same mistake. (Plus, of course, Palm devices and Blackberries were around, it wasn't that big a leap to imagine the modern smartphone.)