On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 Michael.Dillon@radianz.com wrote:

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PS: Worm? Virus? Who wrote this up concisely first?

Shockwave Rider by John Brunner Is it still in print, I wonder?

most recent edition was in the early 90's.

--Michael Dillon

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