Now why didn't I think of that. It makes perfect sense.
Jen
6/27/2001 5:06:46 PM, "Jack Nalbandian" wrote:
>I B M minus one... come come... ___:)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Long (Richmond VA) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 2:43 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: OT Re: POD, what is that? [7:10128]
>
>
>As long as we are on a tear here..
>A piece of trivia - Does anyone know where Hal the computer from 2001 got
>it's name. Get right and you get the door prize. The pod bay door that is.
>
>Bryan
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Allen May"
>To:
>Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 4:35 PM
>Subject: Re: POD, what is that? [7:10128]
>
>
>> I dunno. But it makes me think of "Open the pod bay doors HAL".
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jack Nalbandian"
>> To:
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 3:05 PM
>> Subject: RE: POD, what is that? [7:10128]
>>
>>
>> > I know this might veer off topic:
>> >
>> > Maybe I am biased (and partly curious), mostly due to working at a
>company
>> > that actually did refer to its building sub-units as "pods," and
>> > subsequently its network subnets (with a scheme pretty much dictated by
>> the
>> > company campus' physical subdivisions) as "pods," but does the Cisco HQ
>> > campus have multiple building "pods" as well? It is an actual term used
>> in
>> > architecture. Has it perhaps slipped over into being part of Cisco's
>> > network terminology?
>> >
>> > Perhaps this preconception on my part had me thinking of the pods in the
>> > BSCN book in this manner. I did notice, perhaps I am wrong, but the
>> > individual "pods" in the Cisco book tend to have separate areas (in OSFP
>> > scenarios This might seem like a stupid question, but sometimes having
>> > english as my
>> > >2nd language, makes it more difficult for me to understand what the
>> writer
>> > >is trying to tell me.
>> > >
>> > >I am in the middle of my BSCN book, and are now seeing the word POD
>> showing
>> > >up several times. It tells me that each POD has a number of routers,
>and
>> > >there are a certain amount of POD's.
>> > >
>> > >Reading the explanation at http://www.dictionary.com gave me NO answers
>> to
>> > >this one, and the closest thing I can guess my self to is that POD's
>are
>> > >kind of departments or subnets, unless the Prince Of Darkness has been
>> > >involved with Cisco networks lately :-)
>> > >
>> > >Thanks for any replies to this one.
>> > >
>> > >Ole
>> > >
>> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > > Ole Drews Jensen
>> > > Systems Network Manager
>> > > CCNA, MCSE, MCP+I
>> > > RWR Enterprises, Inc.
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Have a great day!!
Jennifer
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