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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
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Subject: Re: NOVA, Cuckoo's Egg, Cliff Stoll, hacker spy, KGB and me
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Date: 29 Apr 91 22:44:02 GMT
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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-
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