DAS is an acronym for the
"Distributed Asci Supercomputer".
ASCI is an acronym for
"Advanced School for Computing and Imaging",
a cooperation between a number of Dutch Universities on the said subjects.
The other meanings of "DAS" in Dutch
"Das" means two completely unrelated things in Dutch:
badger
(you may also have a look at these
badger photos and videos).
"Badger" is quite in keeping with our tradition of naming projects after
black-and-white animals:
Orca,
Panda,
Albatross,
MagPIe,
and Manta.
"Das" also means tie (the thing you wear around your neck if you are
pursuing a career).
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Wed Nov 5 16:11:51 CET 2003
