Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!ukma!sean From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey) Subject: Cyberspace Message-ID: <1991Jun21.180122.19974@ms.uky.edu> Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 18:01:22 GMT Lines: 32 Cyberspace = computer internetworks no, wait... Cyberspace = an internetworked user environment hmmm, no, because... Cyberspace = simulations using combinations of 3D optical, aural, and tactile output hmm grumble, I know... Cyberspace = A William Gibson creation, "the matrix", fiction, a dangerous VR created by networked computers in the dark future maybe... Cyberspace = A groovy romantic term used by Usenetters in lieu of more accurate but _square_ sounding terms that aren't as likely to be published nah... I wonder how long till people start putting "Cyberspace" in RFCs? Sean -- ** Sean Casey ** "As reported by dozens of observers, numerous glowing lights appear in the ** night sky over Denver, remaining until dawn. ...IT'S DISMISSED AS STARS ** - MYSTERIES OF THE OVERBLOWN