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Acknowledgments

Thanks goes out to everyone along the way made this book possible,
especially my brothers, Karl Williams and Geoff Williams, whom
without I would have not endeavored to write this book. Thanks to my
parents, Gord and Ruth Williams, for all their support over the years.
Thanks to my family for putting up with my late nights and lost week-
ends.
Thanks to Judy Bass and Patricia Wallenburg, for their patience and
the fabulous job they have done putting the whole thing together.

Special thanks to my friends and colleagues who have inspired me
along the way: Michael Foote, Bob Lazic, Paul Stienbach, Dave Huson,
Dave Smith, Stephane MacMaster, John Lammers, Julius Avelar, Erkan
Akyuz, Desh Sharma, Tim Jones, Tom Cloutier, Paul McNally, Barry
Reville, Bart Domzy, James Chase, Stephen Kingston, John Sanio, Kim
Martin, Clark MacDonald, Peter Madziak Stephen Frederick, Derrick
Barnes, Darren Tarachan, Steve Spicer, Mathew Sullivan, John
Kominar, Grant E, Paul Barton, Eric Peterson, Larry Williamson, and
anyone I may have left off of this list.
Thanks to Rebecca Tollen for the information on telesurgery and
Microsoft, Palm OS, MicroChip, HVW Tech, Sharp, ST Microelectronics,
Micro Engineering Labs, Protel, Intel, Intuitive Surgical, Handspring, HP,
and Compaq for helping to make this project possible.

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