Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site uiucdcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!friedman From: friedman@uiucdcs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: A linguistic question Message-ID: <24900068@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 10:11:00 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.24900068 Posted: Fri Dec 21 10:11:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Dec-84 03:54:27 EST References: <288@ssc-vax.UUCP> Lines: 10 Nf-ID: #R:ssc-vax:-28800:uiucdcs:24900068:000:448 Nf-From: uiucdcs!friedman Dec 21 09:11:00 1984 > Which came first, the word "dunsel", or the episode "The Ultimate Computer"? > I've seen it used around here by people who have no idea where it came from. If you mean, which came first in the ST universe, the word "dunsel" was described as an Academy term. It clearly antedated that episode. If you mean, which came first in the TV series, this was the first episode to use the term. (In fact, as far as I can recall, it was the only one.)