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[Peter Jennings]

A source of historical information on the Gavilan, the words used, and the 
thinking at the time occurred to me as I woke up this morning.

>From very early on, a group of videographers from one of the San Jose 
television stations regularly conducted interviews at the company.

Their intention was to create a documentary program along the lines of Tracy 
Kidder's book, The Soul of a New Machine, based on the Gavilan experience. I 
think they were targeting it for a Nova type PBS airing.

These tapes, if they still exist, would be a great asset for the Computer 
History Museum.

As far as I know, the program was never completed, as I guess they wanted to 
end on a slightly higher note than the Gavilan experience afforded, but it 
seems likely that somewhere the video tapes of what they recorded still 
exists.

I don't remember the details of who was making the documentary, if I ever 
knew it, but Manny Fernandez might still remember.

Something for someone at the CHM to put on their "to do" list?

Peter