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{{Timeline Years}} | |||
[[Category:Redbrick History]] | |||
== | ==January== | ||
Redbrick gets donated two Alpha servers. One from HEAnet and the other from DCU CSD. | Redbrick gets donated two Alpha servers. One from HEAnet and the other from DCU CSD. | ||
==February== | |||
5th - DCU students and students from other colleges and universities protest in Dublin city centre against a possible rise in college fees. DCUSU put buses on for the protest. | 5th - DCU students and students from other colleges and universities protest in Dublin city centre against a possible rise in college fees. DCUSU put buses on for the protest. | ||
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18th - New Redbrick site design goes live. | 18th - New Redbrick site design goes live. | ||
18th - Redbrick Alt.rag Ball in Isaac Butt's. | 18th - Redbrick Alt.rag Ball in Isaac Butt's featuring DCU computer graduate turned comedian Neil Delamare and Podge (aka Funk) and his band. The bar supported the event with €3 pints of Budweiser. | ||
19th - Redbrick brings Prof. Kevin Warwick to the Venue in DCU to give a talk. | 19th - Redbrick brings Prof. Kevin Warwick to the Venue in DCU to give a talk which is streamed live from the Venue in the Hub thanks to all the work from memeber volunteers, espically the efforts of Grimnar and Dimples. | ||
26th - Lance Spitzner (from Honeynet project) gives talk for Redbrick on honeypots in CG-86. | 26th - Lance Spitzner (from Honeynet project) gives talk for Redbrick on honeypots in CG-86. | ||
==March== | |||
10th - Cain leaves Redbrick and many tears are shed. | 10th - Cain leaves Redbrick and many tears are shed. | ||
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31st - Jon "Mad Dog" Hall gives talk for Redbrick. | 31st - Jon "Mad Dog" Hall gives talk for Redbrick. | ||
==April== | |||
First issue of Flashback appears. It is edited by griffin. | |||
15th - AGM. | 15th - AGM. | ||
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22nd - Prodigy uptime reaches 131 days before a power cut stops it. | 22nd - Prodigy uptime reaches 131 days before a power cut stops it. | ||
==May== | |||
3rd - redbrick.events created to discuss Redbrick events. | 3rd - redbrick.events created to discuss Redbrick events. | ||
7th - Redbricks new server arrives and is installed in the new Redbrick Room | 7th - Redbricks new server arrives and is installed in the new Redbrick Room | ||
(~) > ping deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie [16:06] | (~) > ping deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie [16:06] | ||
deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie is alive | deathray.redbrick.dcu.ie is alive | ||
12th - Redbricks new server goes live and is named Deathray. | 12th - Redbricks new server goes live and is named Deathray. | ||
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</ | </pre> | ||
==June== | |||
5th - lists.ilug newsgroup created so users can follow the mailing list. | 5th - lists.ilug newsgroup created so users can follow the mailing list. | ||
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21st - redbrick.computing.networking newsgroup created. | 21st - redbrick.computing.networking newsgroup created. | ||
==July== | |||
==August== | |||
20th - Deathray becomes the primary login server, all logins now accepted at login.redbrick.dcu.ie, redbrick.dcu.ie is no more. | 20th - Deathray becomes the primary login server, all logins now accepted at login.redbrick.dcu.ie, redbrick.dcu.ie is no more. | ||
29th - Deathray is renamed carbon. Its cooler and it has "rb" in it. Apparently admins did a | 29th - Deathray is renamed [[carbon]]. Its cooler and it has "rb" in it. Apparently admins did a | ||
"grep '.*rb.*' /usr/share/lib/dict/words | less" and thought that carbon was the pick of the bunch. | "grep '.*rb.*' /usr/share/lib/dict/words | less" and thought that carbon was the pick of the bunch. | ||
==September== | |||
9th - Google celebrates its 5th Birthday | 9th - Google celebrates its 5th Birthday | ||
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Prodigy should be fully operational in about a week. | Prodigy should be fully operational in about a week. | ||
==October== | |||
8th - Clubs & Socs Day | 8th - Clubs & Socs Day | ||
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Fancy dress was optional but encouraged. | Fancy dress was optional but encouraged. | ||
==November== | |||
3rd - Intersocs event, was in UL. | 3rd - Intersocs event, was in UL. | ||
Subject: Tech talks and retro gaming. | Subject: Tech talks and retro gaming. | ||
==December== | |||
Second issue of Flashback published. This edition later wins a smedia for best magazine. | |||
9th - Redbrick Christmas Party was held in Coyote | 9th - Redbrick Christmas Party was held in Coyote | ||
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18th - Shadowmap is updated to include C100, the MMA only lab in the Henry Grattan. | 18th - Shadowmap is updated to include C100, the MMA only lab in the Henry Grattan. | ||
The first people to appear on it were wexy & thor. | The first people to appear on it were wexy & thor. | ||
[[Category:Timeline]] | |||