At 01:21 PM 6/3/95 EST, Rudderow, Evan wrote:
>What's everybody out there using for system names?  What's your reasoning
>for using those names?  Don't feel limited to HP3000s only.
 
Over the years I've seen the following names either used or
suggested on the many systems I've either managed or worked on:
 
        Series CX:  Nose-Drive  (Either crashing or running out of gas!)
        (S/N:153 if I recall)
 
        2 Series II:  Ebe & Gebe  (The computers at that time gave folks
                                   the 'ebe-gebes'! (SIA))
                                  {SIA - Spelling is Approximate}
 
        Series 33:  Chug-Chug (The engine that thought it could...
                               but really couldn't!)
 
        2 Series III, 1 44:  Tom, Dick and Harry
                             Other suggestions included:
                             Larry, Moe & Curley (some of us in IM felt
                                                  like 'stooges')
 
        Series 48 & 68:  Chip & Dale
 
        2 Series 70s:  Apollo & Zeus
 
        987/200:  OZ  (Compared to S/70, performance was like a dream!)
 
 The analyst's always had other, 'creative' names, but unfortunately they
 could never be publicly associated with the hardware.  Also, at one time
 when we replaced a Series 48, we held a 'wake', rolling the system into
 the auditorium, decorating it like a coffin, had appropriate testimonials
 from folks, including the plant manager, and our HP sales/support teams,
 wore black armbands, and even had a R.I.P cake!  Was a lot of fun,
 celebrating the successful completion of a major upgrade/migration.  Now
 days alot of these types of celebrations would be 'gathering around the
 static bag'!
 
-- Jerry  :-)