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> A thing I've never been clear on is whether the Extropian Mike Perry was the FIG F-83 Mike Perry or the Tor Mike Perry.

Neither, he's the Alcor Mike Perry:

https://www.alcor.org/library/alcor-member-profiles/michael-...



Thanks! His active years as a programmer coincide with the FIG F-83 Mike Perry, which was a time when there weren't very many programmers. So it's quite a coincidence!




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