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> Metropolis chose the name MANIAC in the hope of stopping the rash of silly acronyms for machine names [1] Looks like even MANIAC was deliberately restrained
by kijin 3y ago
> Metropolis chose the name MANIAC in the hope of stopping the rash of silly acronyms for machine names [1]
Looks like even MANIAC was deliberately restrained to make it sound less maniac than the names of computers that came before it. Can't beat Manchester Baby, Colossus, The WITCH, SWAC and MADDIDA.
Being Los Alamos, they really should have named it ATOMIAC or something.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MANIAC_I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MANIAC_I
- moffkalast 3y agoATOMIAC is a great option, but if you look at today's super computers it's all Sierra, Selene, Summit, etc. Lame ass corporate names. I'm at least glad my university lab named their main GPU server The Crushinator.