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To: sibe who wrote (8834)	1/8/1998 9:21:00 PM
From: David Eddy	Respond to of 13949

Sibe - origin of the term "silver bullet" to mean magic solution? Depends on where you want time to start. I first heard "silver bullet" used heavily in the mid/late '80s regarding the rage about CASE tools such as Excellerator, ADW, Bachman, etc. Before that I think perhaps Fred Brooks' in his classis "Mythical Man-Month" book about the construction of IBM's MVS OS in the '60s... Before that... perhaps The Lone Ranger & his silver bullets? Before that... protecting yourself from werewolves with a silver cross? Take your pick. - David