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Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:28:05 -0700
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From: Richard Brodie To: "Multiple recipients of list cpsr-history@cpsr.org" Subject: CM> Origins of word "vaporware", Esther Dyson?
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Sender: Richard Brodie Subject: RE: CM> Origins of word "vaporware."

I believe "vaporware" was coined by Esther Dyson in her industry
newsletter RELease 1.0 to describe Microsoft Windows, which was
announced before a line of code was written and shipped 3 years later
(to the day, it was my birthday Nov 10!).

Richard Brodie RBrodie@brodietech.com +1.206.688.8600
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