The earliest reference to daemon in computing that I could find is from 1962 (a year before Corbato's use in the stackexchange discussion). The Daemon spacecraft computer (Data Adaptive Evaluator and Monitor) was named after the "deity of Greek mythology who served as a guardian over the lives and fortunes of men."
This computer system is interesting because it proposed using a TV-type monitor to display all the significant data in the space vehicle cockpit, way back in 1962. It took 35 years for this to become a reality with the Space Shuttle's MEDS display (1998).
This computer system is interesting because it proposed using a TV-type monitor to display all the significant data in the space vehicle cockpit, way back in 1962. It took 35 years for this to become a reality with the Space Shuttle's MEDS display (1998).
This was published in Aviation Week: https://archive.org/details/Aviation_Week_1962-05-21/page/n3...