rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) (04/29/91)
Last week I wrote an article praising the Nova dramatization of "Cuckoo's Egg," the true story of Cliff Stoll, a Berkeley scientist who tracked down a hacker who broke into military computers. About eight million people wrote and explained that the story I was raving about was also a book. (I didn't know that at the time.) Some of the people know Cliff and said he posts to rec.arts.books. He is a frequent speaker and has been on Good Morning America and CSPAN. He wrote a good article on the ACM jounal once. Apparently he is at Harvard now? Whatever happened to his sweetheart, the law student? I wonder which Radio Shack that was. Maybe the one on Shattuck. There was a scheduling error for San Fran Bay area people and it wasn't repeated on Wednesday (4/17) as was listed. I believe NOVAs are available on videocassettes. Does anyone know how long they take to come out? Some people who wrote me said the book is better, but people say that about everything. Several respondents told me to read "Hackers" by Stephen Levy who by the way now works at Macworld magazine. On the subject of NOVA, how long has this series run, and what are the really outstanding episodes? -- Robert Chao Oakland, California
jstc_ss@troi.cc.rochester.edu (Justin M. Collins) (04/29/91)
Note on cliff stoll, If you read the paperback version of the Cuckoo's Egg, an afterward has been added since the hardcover version, it gives some more details as to what he is up to now and things like that. --Justin M. Collins <jstc_ss@troi.cc.rochester.edu>
shabang@milton.u.washington.edu (Siobahn (Shabang) Morgan) (04/29/91)
Cliff Stoll is currently at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard, though where he is at this precise instance is debatable. Official Nova videocassettes are quite expensive. I just saw a catalog with most of the recent shows available. Prices were in the 150 - 250 dollar range. Go to your library, they might have a copy. Siobahn (Shabang) Morgan shabang@milton.u.washington.edu 5'8" without shoes, 5'9" with shoes. I still can't wear heals.
john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III) (04/30/91)
In article <24461@well.sf.ca.us> rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes: > Last week I wrote an article praising the Nova dramatization of "Cuckoo's > Egg," the true story of Cliff Stoll, a Berkeley scientist who tracked down > a hacker who broke into military computers. There was also an exerpt of this book in one of the computer magazines, Byte or PC Computing I think. > There was a scheduling error for San Fran Bay area people and it wasn't > repeated on Wednesday (4/17) as was listed. I believe NOVAs are available on > videocassettes. Does anyone know how long they take to come out? The show was first broadcast last fall, so the tape might be out. Check at a major video store like SunCoast to see if they can order a copy. Also, look and any NOVA tape--there should be a phone number or address. > On the subject of NOVA, how long has this series run, and what are the > really outstanding episodes? NOVA has been running for at least 12 years that I know of--I recall watching it in high school in the late 70's. I think the 10th aniversary show was broadcast in 1986. Here are my favorites: 1. The great violin mystery 2. Tornado! 3. Search for the top quark 4. KGB, Computer & Me 5. The show on mathematical chaos 6. Back to Chernobyl 7. The search for HIV 8. Russian Top Gun Many NOVA shows are produced in the UK, and an American voice over is added by one of the PBS stations on the east coast. I would assume the American shows are broadcast on the BBC. -john- -- ============================================================================= John A. Weeks III (612) 942-6969 john@newave.mn.org NeWave Communications ...uunet!tcnet!wd0gol!newave!john