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Russ Campbell <rca...@cac.washington.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....

> Thanks in advance,

> --Charles
>   fl...@apple.com

Mr. Clarke (spelled with a silent 'e') is the source you're looking for.

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