The following excerpt comes from a post by #1026 from a little less than a month ago:
The first CCIE, #1025, is/was Stewart Biggs. My understanding is that his certification has lapsed and he's off doing something else. I took the test from him in August, 1993 and became the second CCIE, #1026. The lab itself had a plaque outside the door labeling it as #1024 (a power of two - kind of an inside joke for networking/compuer jocks). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck" To: Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 11:58 PM Subject: Re: CCIE Number [7:44294] > 1024 is definitely a kilobyte. > > maybe the correct story is that the Lab will killya, and it bites..... > > > > > ""Michael L. Williams"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I've heard this before, and I do believe that the first CCIE# given out > was > > 1025..... but I also have to believe that part about 1024 being chosen > > because of the "kill ya (Kilo)" and "hurts (hertz)" is nonsense.... I say > > that because in the non-binary world Kilo = 1000.... not 1024..... and > > since Hertz has been around much longer than bits and bytes, I seriously > > doubt any scientist considers 1 KiloHertz to equal 1024 Hertz..... =) > > > > Mike W. > > > > "Kunal Bhatia" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > Here's an interesting little tidbit I picked off of www.ccbootcamp.com - > > > > > > All successful students receive a CCIE number. The first CCIE was issued > > > number #1025. Number #1024 was given to the CCIE Lab. They chose #1024 > > > because 1024 is a kilohertz - "The Lab will kill ya (Kilo), and it hurts > > > (hertz)." Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=44424&t=44294 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
