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Hex Discworld - Inspiration | | Hex Discworld - Inspiration: Encyclopedia II - Hex Discworld - Inspiration | | The inspiration for Hex, which evolves through seemingly unexplainable upgrades like extra cheese, a CWL (Clothes Wringer from the Laundry, for crunching numbers and other things) the FTB protocol (Fluffy Teddy Bear) and "small religious pictures" (icons), came from Pratchett`s own early experiments with unfathomable upgrades on his ZX-81.
The name is a play on the multiple meanings of the word "hex"; a hex can be a "magical spell" and also an abbreviation of "hexadecimal". It may ...
See also:Hex Discworld, Hex Discworld - Evolution, Hex Discworld - Description, Hex Discworld - Inspiration, Hex Discworld - Quotes / Error messages, Hex Discworld - Appearances, Hex Discworld - External link | | | Hex Discworld, Hex Discworld - Appearances, Hex Discworld - Description, Hex Discworld - Evolution, Hex Discworld - External link, Hex Discworld - Inspiration, Hex Discworld - Quotes / Error messages | | |
| | | Hex Discworld: Encyclopedia II - Hex Discworld - Inspiration
Hex Discworld - Inspiration
The inspiration for Hex, which evolves through seemingly unexplainable upgrades like extra cheese, a CWL (Clothes Wringer from the Laundry, for crunching numbers and other things) the FTB protocol (Fluffy Teddy Bear) and "small religious pictures" (icons), came from Pratchett`s own early experiments with unfathomable upgrades on his ZX-81.
The name is a play on the multiple meanings of the word "hex"; a hex can be a "magical spell" and also an abbreviation of "hexadecimal". It may also be a play on HAL, or on TLAs in general.
In 2001, a new SGI Origin 2800 supercomputer was installed as part of the University of Leicester's Centre for Mathematical Modelling. With Terry Pratchett's blessing, the new machine was named HEX after the computer in the Discworld novels.
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