Silverlake and 888

The iSeries (known as 'Silverlake' at the time, or AS/400) was released in
Hong Kong on 8/8/88. I know, because I was working there at the time, and
attended the 'smoke and mirrors' announcement at the Hong Kong Sheraton.
What is interesting is that '8' is a lucky number in China. Those cars with
888 numberplates are probably being driven by Chinese people! So the AS/400
had a very good launch over there...

cheers,

Clare

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Milt Habeck" <mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange technical discussion group" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 5:08 AM
Subject: The 666 mark


> The precise 666 reference is in Revelation 13:18 which reads:
>
>     "This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate
>      the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666."
>
> The significance of the number 6 can be derived from the significance
> of the number 7. Biblical scholars view the number 7 as the number
> of "perfection" based on its usage in a variety of different contexts.
> Well known examples include the end of the creation account in
> Genesis 2:2-3 where God "blessed the seventh day and made it holy"
> and the Genesis 7:2-4 account of Noah which uses the number 7
> in positive ways. There are other good examples.
>
> So, 666 is viewed by some as representing the
>  "Trinity of Imperfection" and is comprised by the
> following three evil entities:
>
>     a)  Satan/the ancient serpent: the devil of Revelation 12:9
>     b)  the anti-Christ of Revelation 6:2,
>     c)  the Beast out of the Earth of Revelation 13:11
>          who is marked 666 and who inspires people to worship
>          the anti-Christ
>
> It's not used in scripture, but one could make a case that "777" could
> be a "numerical" representation of the Holy Trinity; three "7's":
>
>    a)  God the Father Almighty, Jehovah
>    b)  Jesus Christ, the only Son of the Father, and ...
>    c)  the Holy Spirit who inspires worship of Jesus and his Father
>
> A subtle point: the Holy Bible was written in Hebrew & Greek and those
> languages use letters to represent numbers. Sort of like A = 1, B = 2,
> C = 3, D = 4, E = 5, and F = 6 (using the English alphabet as just an
> illustration). So, the mark to look for isn't really "666" rather, it's
> three
> letters: like maybe "FFF" or it's equivalent in Hebrew or Greek.
>
> All this makes 0's and 1's seem simpler in some ways.
>
> God bless,
> Milt Habeck
> Unbeaten Path
> (888) 874-8008
> www.unpath.com
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Mackie, Roger L. (Precision Press)
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 3:17 PM
> Subject: +++++> RE: Moving to Mac
>
> It is the number of "The Beast" in the Biblical Book of Revelation.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerio Vincenti
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 15:06
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Moving to Mac
>
> Anyone willing to explain to a "non native" what's so special about 666?
> TIA
>
> Valerio Vincenti
>
>
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