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In article <GENIE.90Dec31144006@zephyr.zephyr.dsir.govt.nz> genie@zephyr.dsir.govt.nz (Mark Stephens) writes:
>In article <9012270717.AA02490@czaeap.UUCP> ames!claris!portal!czaeap!cpc@sharkey.uucp (Chris Cebelenski) writes:
>
>>   Hmmm... Whilst installing my new BASEBoard memory cards, I noticed that
>>   my A500 Rev 5 motherboard was labeled "B52 / Rock Lobster"
>>   Anyone know the origin of this?  How about who all those initials below
>>   it stand for??
>
>"Rock Lobster" is the name of a song by a group called "The B52s" (named after
>a 50s hairstyle, I believe).  It's quite a strange song, but kinda cute :-)
>Why it would appear on an A500 motherboard is beyond me!
>
>Mark Stephens           \    "Looks like I picked the wrong week to give

  Now, I may not be totally correct on this one, but if I recall
back in the dark days of my first owning my 500, (Back when I
first heard about those HYSTERICAL hidden WB messages) someone
told me about the stuff etched into the motherboard.
 
  I heard something to the effect of that the 500 was intended
to be 'the one that bombed Atari', hence B-52. 'Rock Lobster' is
a song by the B-52s, but beyond that, I cannot correlate.
 
  Lest anyone feel the need to open their 500 cases to look at the
mysterious initials, I'll quote them here. (My 500, err, has no
case as such...)
 
B52 / ROCK LOBSTER
GRR / JSP / GUAY / FISH
RVW / VFA / DCA
HJM / CJW / TC / SMK
GET / LLK
 
  I can only surmise that they must be initials of the hardware and
software designers. Anyone wish to step forward to claim their
truncated monikers? Were I still running 1.2/1.3, I'd excercise my
finger dexterity, and look at the hidden WB credits to see if any
matched, but alas, 2.03 shows no sign of the multi-fingered
credits.
 
   Chris - Xenon

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