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Anonymouse · 22-09-2011, 17:58

At Bolton Institute (now University), the minicomputers in the VAX/VMS cluster were named after Fawlty Towers characters, so we had Basil (VAX-11/750), Sybil (ditto), Major (MicroVAX 3000), Manuel (ditto), and even Polly (PDP-11). Later they got a DEC Alpha, which they named Spock owing to its immense computing power.

And then they began putting in NT4-based PCs. Don't even get me started...

22-09-2011, 17:58	#28
Anonymouse RIP Tigger - 12 years?! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bolton Age: 59 Services: EE Superfast Broadband Posts: 1,567	Re: Computer Names At Bolton Institute (now University), the minicomputers in the VAX/VMS cluster were named after Fawlty Towers characters, so we had Basil (VAX-11/750), Sybil (ditto), Major (MicroVAX 3000), Manuel (ditto), and even Polly (PDP-11). Later they got a DEC Alpha, which they named Spock owing to its immense computing power. And then they began putting in NT4-based PCs. Don't even get me started... __________________ "People tend to confuse the words 'new' and 'improved'." - Agent Phil Coulson, S.H.I.E.L.D. WINDOWS 11, ANYONE?!