| The term "worm" is derived from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Brunner entitled "The Shockwave Rider." The book describes programs known as "tapeworms" which spread through a network for the purpose of deleting data. The term is first used in computer science by researchers in the study of distributed computing. |
A great free game, Echoes is Asteroids on crack. Binaryzoo.com describes it best,
"Yeah, it's a bit like Asteroids
hyperactive, drug crazed brother displayed in blur-o-vision©
and viewed through psychedelic sunglasses in a cheap nightclub."
The controls do take a little getting used to (mouse & keyboard combination) but the game is a lot of fun.