TAOUP didn't make it famous: it was probably about as well known as it is now well before 2003. The cited Usenet post is real https://groups.google.com/g/sci.sp

TAOUP didn't make it famous: it was probably about as well known as it is now well before 2003. The cited Usenet post is real https://groups.google.com/g/sci.space.shuttle/c/L8-Upf8gZoY/m/NN6ngTI0K0QJ https://groups.google.com/g/sci.space.shuttle/c/L8-Upf8gZoY/... .