On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:42:23 -0500
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Actually, I think daemons first showed up in the _Fiend Folio_, which
> means we have the British to thank for this confusion.  ;-)
>

What about Maxwell's daemon?   This is usually thought to be the
computer origin of the term.  19th Century.
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Daemon.html

Jim Penny


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