Talk:Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics

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[edit] Origin

The line The term was popularized by William Gibson in his novel Neuromancer and, according to the New Hacker's Dictionary, originally coined by Tom Maddox. seems needlessly convoluted. William Gibson states this in his book Neuromancer:

My thanks to Bruce Sterling, to Lewis Shiner, to John Shirley, Helden, and to Tom Maddox, the incentor of Intrusion Countermeasures Electronics. And to the others, who know why.

I propose rewriting the explanation in the article. Moreover the term was not just popularised, that is where it was published, since Tom Maddox does not seem to have publised that originating story yet. --09:53, 24 April 2006 (UTC)