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* [[Postel]] The SGI O2 - ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Postel source])
* [[Postel]] The SGI O2 - ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Postel source])
* [[Bell]] The door/building management controller
* [[Bell]] The door/building management controller
* [[Marconi]] (Spare laptop 1)


See [[Laboratory 24/Network]] for details on these machines.
See [[Laboratory 24/Network]] for details on these machines.

Revision as of 16:41, 5 October 2010

The naming scheme of systems in the hackspace (hostname) is "people involved in computing". However, pronunciation issues rule out names like Dijkstra, Kay and Hoare.

Old names

Names used on systems no longer in use.

  • Knuth

Current names

See Laboratory 24/Network for details on these machines.

Potential names

Potential names on the edge of the scheme

Potential names not from the scheme

  • Pong/Ping
  • Micropig/Spiderpig
  • Bubbles, Buttercup & Blossom