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My favorite was Neal Stephenson's "Mother Earth Mother Board", from December 1996, about the Fiber Optic Link around the Globe ("FLAG").

I wish I had all those issues I saved for a decade or so.

I need to read that one. I really enjoyed his "In the Kingdom of Mao Bell" from February '92.

I remember that thing being super long. Is it really worth going through the whole thing?

If you like Neal Stephenson, yes. If you dislike Neal Stephenson, probably not. If neither of the above, could go either way.

Unqualified yes.