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From: laverman@prismab.prl.philips.nl (Bert Laverman)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for Computer Folklore
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Date: 10 Feb 89 09:52:13 GMT
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At the Technical University of Twente (The Netherlands),
the computer centre had a big blue colored PDP-10, and an
orange colored PDP-20. (both under TOPS-10; too much work
re-educating everyone) About two years ago the PDP-10
was replaced, as they could get a 20 for a nice discount.
(DEC was dumping) The machines (colored orange and perfect twins)
were called THT-1 and THT-2. Both were serviced once a week,
and at one time the THT-1 users got a nice surprise...
when after servicing the THT-2 the operater re-booted the
THT-1 as a mistake!

Since then the two have large signs near the control-buttons
telling which is which.


Bert Laverman

#disclaimer: I write for myself.