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James T. Green <jgr...@zeus.calpoly.edu>

In article <58...@apple.Apple.COM> fl...@apple.com (Charles Flaig) writes:
>Got a question for all you sf buffs out there, and this seems like the place
>to post it.

>Who originally came up with the quote "Any sufficiently advanced technology
>is indistinguishable from magic"?  I would like to find out the author's name,
>the book title, year it was printed, and any correction to the quote if I got
>it wrong.  I suspect Niven, Clark, or Asimov, but haven't been able to track
>it down....

It was Clark.  I don't know where it's from though.  I'd guess some
non-fiction article of his.

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