GURPS Cyberpunk

• Most of human  genome is compiled

• Under extreme pressure and lobbying, US Anti-Trust laws start to dissolve
• Other countries follow suit
• Riots break out one by one in major cities across the world
  

• Plague of '09 (Amigdulatic Necrosis (AN) (virus, airborne)) kills 65% of Americans, 60% Europeans, 50% Asians, Few Australians.  Especially high concentration of death in South America and Africa medical resources and indifference by other countries panicking to control their own problems with the virus.  Many people from those areas fled to North America or Europe in hopes of escaping the high concentration of the virus.

• Australia seals borders to prevent infection of the AN plague to maintain their lack of infection.
• In Europe, Dr. Allester Floyd begins animal testing on neural interface.
• Mass looting of the dead by people willing to risk viral exposure
  

• AMA is pressured by GBC (Global Biotech Council) to change regulations controlling the timetable of animal to human testing.  These guidelines become greatly relaxed.

• Serra Biotech develops a preliminary treatment for AN.

• Serra Biotech releases treatment.  It is pricey and results in a further disparity between population of the middle upper class and lower class. 

• Street doctors start to perform this treatment, bringing the cure to the rest of the world.
• US Anti-Trust laws are nearly non-existent.  Corporations grow dramatically in power across the world.
• Evidence of AN being a backfired government project for "Army Enhancement" that backfired.  

• All reported cases of AN worldwide cured and over 90% of people have received vaccinations.  Total death toll 8.7 Billion people.  
• Dr.  Allester Floyd gives human first successful neural interface.
• Australia does not open it's borders even after it is confirmed that AN has been beaten.
  

• Neural Interface passes clinical trials, becomes open to the public for medical use (used for controlling prosthetics and for those with forms of "locked in" syndrome so that they have a way to communicate with the outside world.)

• Cytel Neurotech becomes leading cybernetics company in Europe.  Obtains Dr. Floyd to head their R&D.

• Neural interfaces start to emerge as a consumer technology.  Popular amongst the rich and those in the computer industry.
• intaCOMP becomes the leader in software and cyberdecks.
• Cyberspace enters its infancy.

• Neural interfaces become a common benefit/req. for almost all skilled jobs and some labor jobs.
• ICE systems put in place to protect cyberspace networks.
• All the major biotech companies merge into GBC.
  

• It is found that the AN vaccine causes sterility in 1/3 of people that were vaccinated.  New vaccine developed, many parents reluctant to give their children this new vaccine.
• Cyberspace reaches maturity.
  

• Neural interfaces start to become available on the street level.  Cyber crime becomes more common.

• Neural interfaces become somewhat commonplace.
• First true AC created.

• Memory drives are developed.  Capability to record memories onto digital format.

• Skills and education can be loaded onto chip-based devices that can become a real time sub processor for the brain.
  

• Brain Boxes (storage of neural matrix in digital matrix) are developed.