[mamp]

Actually I think de Dombal’s work showed better than expert performance in 1974 (one of the references in the book):

de Dombal, E T., Leaper, D. J., Horrocks, J. C., Staniland, J. R., and McCann, A. E 1974. Human and computer aided diagnosis of abdominal pain: Further report with emphasis on the performance of clinicians. British Medical Journal 1: 376-380.

[YeGoblynQueenne]

Thanks- I haven't read that paper - or, to be fair, any of the MYCIN papers. I only knew this from ... word of mouth, I think? Let's put it down to "lore".

I'll read the paper and revise my knowledge- thanks again!