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Microserfs
Sign in to saveMicroserfs is an epistolary novel by Douglas Coupland published by HarperCollins in 1995. It first appeared in short story form as the cover article for the January 1994 issue of Wired magazine and was subsequently expanded to full novel length. Set in the early 1990s, it captures the state of the technology industry before Windows 95, and anticipates the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.
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- Author
- Douglas Coupland
- First published
- 1995
- Editions
- 17
- Subjects
- Computer software industry, Employees, Fiction, Microsoft Corporation, Young adults, Computer programmers, Humorous stories, Computer industry
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- number of pages
- 371
- publication date
- 1995-00-00
- native label
- Microserfs
- title
- Microserfs
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~11 min read
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Characters
- Influences
- Microsoft, Silicon Valley, and geek culture
- Digital faith
- Allusions to history, geography, and science
- History
- Coded messages
- Release
- References
- External links
Microserfs is an epistolary novel by Douglas Coupland published by HarperCollins in 1995. It first appeared in short story form as the cover article for the January 1994 issue of Wired magazine and was subsequently expanded to full novel length. Set in the early 1990s, it captures the state of the technology industry before Windows 95, and anticipates the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s.
The novel is presented in the form of diary entries maintained on a PowerBook by the narrator, Daniel. Because of this, as well as its formatting and usage of emoticons, this novel is similar to what emerged a decade later as the blog format.