Re: Origin of usage: Singularity ?

From: dan (dan@Clemmensen.ShireNet.com)
Date: Sat Aug 07 1999 - 11:04:10 MDT

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Brian Atkins wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me about when this term came to be used? And
> who began it? (I am referring to the usage of the term in the
> context of this community)

This is in the FAQ, but you might like to look at:
  http://www.aleph.se/Trans/Global/Singularity
in Ander's pages, also.

I'm fairly sure Vernor Vinge's "Marooned in Realtime" is
the first clear use of the term with this meaning.

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