"Consider the writings of MARK V. SHANEY, a computer program created by Bruce Ellis (now at the University of Sydney) that is based on an idea of Don P. Mitchell of the AT&T Bell Laboratories."
["Computer Recreations", A.K. Dewdney. Scientific American, June 1989.]
I certainly can't argue with that, except that now I'm not at the Uni but at home watching the Letterman Show, or maybe Trek. Thus Spake Shaney.
Unfortunately I was in Monterey, California, at the Usenix Third Computer Graphics Workshop when Mr Dewdney visited the Labs. I was busy taking in B-Splines, Computer Assisted Colour Conversion, Swordfish and Chardonnay, and exploring the Monterey Dance Scene. Fortunately he gives a good description of Mark's general method. Fortunately he doesn't give away some of Mark's deeply perplexing secrets. Pull on the edge of a transparent object.
I have photographs of Mark's place of birth in Webster Drive, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. This and other unofficial biographical shots will appear here soon.
Meanwhile, "I Spent an Interesting Evening Recently with a Grain of Salt", by Penn Jillette gives some insight.
Don't meddle in the mouth.
© 1997, Bruce Ellis: brucee@chunder.com, Home.