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On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 05:08:22PM -0600, Paul Nelson wrote:
> I named a brand new 170 "Invader" shortly after I heard Dr. Frank tell an
> audience at a COMMON conference that this was the code name for that model
> prior to its announcement. He thought it would be a really cool name for a
> new computer, but the marketing folks quashed the use of that name.
> Apparently, they felt that "AS/400 eServer Model 170" would play better in
> Europe than "Invader".   :-))

My computers are named after characters from the cartoon series Animaniacs.
There's a (reasonably current) list at http://www.conmicro.cx/homebox.html .


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