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  • Re: Anthropic + xAI Colossus ", Google Expert Advice ", design from the ins

    From Mike Powell@VERT/CAPTEST to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 7 23:10:00 2026
    SpaceX has agreed to provide Anthropic access to its Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee. The plant has more than 300 megawatts of power

    Are they f***ing kidding? Naming an AI data center after a science
    fiction computer that ENSLAVED MANKIND?

    (Colossus: The Forbin Project -- great movie, BTW)

    LOL, the first BBS software I ever tried was called Colossus. The interface reminded me of the Opus boards of that time. I never could get it to answer the modem so I eventually chose GT Power.

    Also, IIRC, there was a software developer back then called the Forbin Project. I wonder now if maybe that was the name of the development group that created the Colossus BBS software, or if I am remembering it from some other package? :D


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  • From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu May 7 17:59:00 2026
    Hello pF!

    SpaceX has agreed to provide Anthropic access to its Colossus 1 data
    center in Memphis, Tennessee. The plant has more than 300 megawatts of
    power

    Are they fucking kidding? Naming an AI data center after a science
    fiction computer that ENSLAVED MANKIND?

    (Colossus: The Forbin Project -- great movie, BTW)

    Thanks for the mention. Will have to check it out.

    123moviesfree.net seems to have it.

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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mike Powell on Fri May 8 10:16:15 2026
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    Mike Powell wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    LOL, the first BBS software I ever tried was called Colossus. The interface reminded me of the Opus boards of that time. I never could
    get it to answer the modem so I eventually chose GT Power.

    I vaguely remember that...

    Also, IIRC, there was a software developer back then called the Forbin Project. I wonder now if maybe that was the name of the development
    group that created the Colossus BBS software, or if I am remembering it from some other package? :D

    The Forbin Project was the original shop that created Qmodem, I
    thought?



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to Mike Powell on Mon May 11 17:13:45 2026
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    Mike Powell wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

    The Forbin Project was the original shop that created Qmodem, I
    thought?

    Could be? I remember the name Chuck Fornsburg/berg but not what he
    might have called the project.

    I did some digging - Chuck Forsberg created DSZ - the Zmodem transfer
    tool, John Friel III created QModem, and his company *was* called The
    Forbin Project.



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