From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: MISC: First use of "avatars", "virtual worlds"
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 07:05:37 GMT
Message-ID: <nagleE54BpD.KzA@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom On-Line Services


bluefire@well.com (Bob Jacobson) writes:
>I'm pretty sure that the Habitat's use of "avatars" preceded SNOW CRASH
>by several years in an early online VR-like application.

    Yes, expecially since Stephenson credits Habitat in a note to the book.

						John Nagle

nagle@netcom.com