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A long time ago, I worked for a company that had a cage in the 818 Pihana/Equinix datacenter in DTLA. Neopets also had a cage in this DC and they made it obviou
by bastardoperator 3y ago
A long time ago, I worked for a company that had a cage in the 818 Pihana/Equinix datacenter in DTLA. Neopets also had a cage in this DC and they made it obvious it was Neopets which wasn't something a lot of companies did.
What I'll never forget though is that they had pink, purple, and aqua colored CAT5 cables when everyone else was using your typical blue, yellow, and red. Today it's probably not a big deal, but back then it was wasn't something you saw in any other cage, everyone stopped to take a peak, new people always asked about it, and I always thought it was super cool even if they had to crimp everything themselves.
They had a fairly sizable cage and I passed by it everyday. I never played the game, and I was having my own kids by the time I started working in the DC, but that's my tiny personal Neopets nostalgia story and anytime I come across someone who also worked at 818, they remember it too.
- TheHappyOddish 3y agoIf you know anyone with pictures from the time, I (and I assume everyone here) would be super interested in seeing it.
- bastardoperator 3y agoI do not sadly, there was a no cameras policy in the DC, and interestingly enough this story pre-dates the smartphone. Damn I'm getting old...