"IBM contributed advice about computers of the future, but insisted that
their logo's be removed from the on-board computer once they realised that
it was to become an errant device (and it was on there originally -
apparently - a friend of mine was working at the Borehamwood Elstree film
studio's while it was made). IBM were even less pleased when it was realised
that HAL, the name of the computer, was IBM's name with all the letters
displaced by one character. The producers maintain that this was
coincidence, but the conspiracy theorists maintain that it was Kubrick and
Clarke having a swipe at the computer monolith."
Created more of a legend and less of a court case to deny it I should think.
Gaz
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> Once again just like Dallas and Lee Harvey Oswald you got it wrong (by
the
> way I fired that rifle its impossible unless your alien or something)!
This
> is the one great folklore lie that make Arthur C. Clarke cringe. Read the
> books carefully just like the Cisco CD the answers are there.
>
> Karl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jennifer Cribbs"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 11:34 PM
> Subject: RE: OT Re: POD, what is that? [7:10128]
>
>
> > 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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