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Do you mean that he was at Data General at the time?

The subject of the book was the machine itself (the so-called "bag on the side of the Eclipse", IIRC).

> Do you mean that he was at Data General at the time?

I assume he is Tom West, the leader of the team that developed the machine...

"The soul of a new machine" is one of most interesting books I've ever read.

A really great book, very entertaining and interesting.