Expert from the early days of computer/TV/video technology?

Hi This is a cross post with uk.tech.broadcast, sorry I really need this
information!

If you are between 36 and 56 years old will have extensive experience of
video capture, editing or Broadcast TV technologies between 1985 and 1990 or
if you know anyone with this experience, I would like to hear from you.
I am seeking broadcast and TV technology experts from the era of the Silicon
Graphics IRIS 3000 workstation, Commodore Amiga A2000, Apple Macintosh II
with Avid/1 video editing software, Acorn Archimedes or BBC Micro.

I have a range of questions about computer broadcast and video editing
software and hardware from this era. If you are knowledgeable about the
state-of-the-art during this era it could result in a paid commission to
help me challenge some patents. I would like to hear from you if:

1. At this time you would have known how to capture video from a video input
card (especially if it may have been connectable to a TV tuner output
signal)

2. If during 1990 or before you worked with computer systems and software
providing a combined display of database output and video from a video
source, library or archive (or if you know of such systems or software).
3. If you have experience in Scheduling Systems, Video Library or Archiving
software or Broadcast Monitoring software.
By all means reply to this forum, but I would be grateful if you could also
send your reply to news@infinitereason.com

Thanks for your help
Paul
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