Talk:Wetware

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Hah, what a daft term! --Beachy 01:38, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Burn's wetware matches her software. --Lord Nikon

[edit] "early use of the term"

The Oxford English Dictionary has citations of the word from the 1970s, much earlier than what is currently mentioned in the article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.213.77.129 (talk) 21:41, 20 March 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Overwrought intro?

Am I the only one who finds the current intro over-done / over-written? I think it would be strengthened by a more simple lead sentence, closer to a definition: Wetware is a term used to describe the central nervous system of humans or animals; originally used as a humorous analogy to the computer concepts of hardware and software. By extension...(rest of text)". While I think the current text is an interesting exploration, the opening should also be as accessible as possible.--Gregalton 07:21, 21 April 2007 (UTC)