The first mention of Datagel

Luke Smolenski came up with the name Datagel (in 2001) to mean the transformation of data into an ontological form.. Having thoughts of data being respented objectively in numbers, and the same data taking on a qualitative form of information, as seen through images and graphs.. He searched the internet to see if anyone else had used the word datagel before..

In a book by John Ringo - The Road to Damascus
"He reaches a decision, setting his cup aside as he leans forward and scrawls a few brief notes onto his desktop datagel interface, a micro-thin jotting system integral to the surface of the desk, that translates his handwriting into coded notes. A privacy shield pops up from the desktop, blocking any view of the writing surface, including the video component of his communications datascreen. Not even the room's security cameras are in a position to see the surface of that datagel."

"I note these details primarily because I do not have clearance to access the datagel's storage matrix. It therefore houses the most secure dataset on Jefferson, excepting my own classified systems, of course. After sixty-eight point three seconds, the president digs his stylus emphatically into the datagel, consigns his notes to permanent storage, and wipes the datagel's surface clean. He lowers the privacy shield, then addresses me in a brisk, decisive manner."

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