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From: gwr@cord.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: daemons... where's the name from?
Message-ID: <442@cord.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Mar-87 09:43:44 EST
Article-I.D.: cord.442
Posted: Sun Mar 29 09:43:44 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 29-Mar-87 23:48:48 EST
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this came up in a class last week; we came up with a few interesting ideas but
no real answers. Why are "daemons" called "daemons"? that is, what is the
derivation of that name?

We got answers like "something to do with Maxwell's daemon" and "maybe if you
say the magic words (i.e. satisfy the conditions to fire the daemon) then the
daemon wakes up".

anybody know the right answer??
mail to me, and I'll summarize to the net.

thanks
jerry
allegra!cord!gwr
gwr@cord.garage.nj.att.com