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-{{OODNotice}}
-If you stumble across some interesting information about Tardis' [history] post it below:
-====== Old Emails ======
-===== UseNet 1994 =====
-Article: 898 of cs.cs2
-Newsgroups: cs.cs2
-Path: dcs.ed.ac.uk!cnews
-From: Paul Nothard <pjn@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
-Subject: Tardis Project
-Message-ID: <CyCCF1.5ro@dcs.ed.ac.uk>
-Sender: cnews@dcs.ed.ac.uk (UseNet News Admin)
-Organization: <none given>
-Distribution: cs
-Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 16:57:00 GMT
-Lines: 69
-<code> The following is a brief introduction to the Tardis computer
- network, run entirely by students (and ex-students) from DCS.  If
- any of the stuff below interests you, and you think that you would
- like to get involved in Tardis (or if you just want an account where
- you won't get jumped on for finding out UNIX computer systems in
- general) then please contact pjn@tardis for more information.
-</code>
-What is Tardis?
-:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)blip2 20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)
-  Tardis is a sub-network of the Department of Computer Science at
-Edinburgh University.  It consists of machines that have been given
-to the students to set up and run, and to provide an area where
-students can learn about such things as:
-<code>       computer programming in general
-       unix programming in particular
-       systems administration
-</code>
-<code>  amongst others.  There is also web space available, with the
-</code>ability to run CGI scripts etc. from the web pages.  Many people
-currently use tardis, from just having a mail drop with their own name
-on it to serious work involving systems programming.
-What Computers does Tardis Have?
-:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)~~
-  The current computers that are being used by the Tardis Project are
-a couple of Sun 3s, a microVax, an HP9000 and a Sun 4 (not actually
-here yet, but should be 'real soon now.')  The Suns are the main
-machines, and the others normally occupy certain specific areas rather
-than being general machines (eg/ the HP is currently running as a
-WWW/FTP server.)  Apart from this there are various drives and
-interfaces, which all need attention from time-to-time.
-Tardis Administration Hierarchy
-:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)~
-  The hierarchy on tardis is as follows:
-<code>       users - people who just want to use the system
-       assistants - these are people who actually carry out system
-                    administration tasks on tardis, such as back-ups
-                    etc.  These are also people who look after
-                    specific packages eg/ gcc, latex.
-       timelords - these are the `controllers' of tardis.  They look
-                   after the tardis management - things such as
-                   setting up the machines and designating what tasks
-                   they are to be used for.  There are normally two
-                   active timelords in CS4 to look after the machines
-                   themselves.
-</code>
-<code>  Generally, those in CS2 use the system (amongst others from all
-</code>over the world,) some of CS3 become assistants (if they so desire) and
-a couple of people in CS4 will be timelords.  In this way the system
-is always looked after by a suitable number of people.
-Tardis Application
-:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)20:56, 9 August 2009 (BST)blip2
-  If you've read this and are interested in any aspect of tardis
-please contact pjn@tardis for more information, or get an application
-form from ~pjn/Tardis/composite_form.ps
-... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
-Paul Nothard   ..   pjn@dcs.ed.ac.uk,    pjn@tardis.ed.ac.uk
-  Department of Computer Science
-         Edinburgh University, Scotland.
-<code> "Contraceptives should be used at every conceivable occasion"
-</code>                                                - Spike Milligan