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IMAGINARY FUTURES

from thinking machines to

the global village

Richard Barbrook

<www.imaginaryfutures.net>

31 st August 2006

Willesden :: London :: England :: European Union

“The designers were populists, you see; they were trying to give the public

what it wanted. What the public wanted was the future.”

William Gibson, The Gernsback Continuum

Respect due: the Cybersalon crew; CREAM/University of Westminster; Alex Veness;

Andy Cameron; Annette Hill; Armin Medosch; Ben Lunt; David Campany; Doug

Rushkoff; Gilson Schwartz; Graham Barrett; Graham Seaman; Fred Vermorel; Ilze

Strazdina; Joan Smith; John Barker; Jon Agar; Kosta Papagiannopoulos; Lance Strate; Les

Levidow; Lewis Sykes; Marcos Dantas; Mare Tralla; Maren Hartmann; Mark Osborn;

Mark Stahlman; Martin Housden; Martin Thomas; Marty Lucas; Matt Miller; McKenzie

Wark; Peter McLoughlin; Rasa Smite; Rick Harrington; Rosie Thomas; Sacha Davison;

Simon Schaffer; Sookie Choi; Sonya Williams; Sophia Drakopoulou; Trebor Scholz; UCU;

Mute; Melancholic Troglodytes; nettime.org; thething.net; 16 Beaver; abebooks.co.uk;

and the staff & students of the MA in Hypermedia Studies (1996-2005).

Richard Barbrook - Imaginary Futures.pdf