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1. There are two misprints:
	p. 94 line -4 Manhatten for Manhattan
p.103, line -6 lmitations

2. I have no objection to your implied criticism of me.

3. Perhaps you should check whether Baumgart objects
to your characterization of his efforts.  I would
advise him not to, but there is no sense in
starting a feud.

4. Hand-eye was the Lab's first project.  It was started
at a time when we could do what we pleased.  Keeping
it supported wasn't very easy.

	From an engineering and scientific point of view,
you are entirely right in complaining about the
level of support for the cart project.  Maybe an
independent effort to get NSF support would have
succeeded, but I do not regard myself primarily
as a grantsman.  I believe that Raj Reddy
does a better job, and if you want to use your thesis
as a basis, given the somewhat improved situation
for basic science support, I think you can get a reasonable
project started.

	Let me point out, however, that JPL with a
direct mission reason for a cart project and much
more detailed plans, has not gotten the support to
do as much as you were able to do.