Google’s link to LEGO goes way back…
Sat, April 30, 2011, 21:28 7 Comments
… back all the way to the “first Google server, created by Sergey Brin and Larry Page when they were graduate students at Stanford’s School of Engineering in the 1990s“.
This server is now at the Huang Engineering Center, in the Stanford School of Engineering. The picture below speaks for itself.
The only quibble I have with the server is why Duplo??? 😛
You can read more about this server from Physorg.com.
UPDATE: Oh my gosh, Akunthita confirmed those are not Duplo but some clone bricks! The Google founders! Oh my, speechless…
![Nixor : Spaceports and Landspeeders [4]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49209623323_3055deacf9_m.jpg "Nixor : Spaceports and Landspeeders [4]")
![Nixor : Spaceports and Landspeeders [3]](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49210272717_b2a86bee48_m.jpg "Nixor : Spaceports and Landspeeders [3]")
Great picture! I don’t think that is DUPLO though…..:(
It appears to be an other brand. Those are not DUPLO figs (although similar), and the studs on the bricks are way too tall. I know there are other, DUPLO-like brands, but I’m not sure which one it is.
Google choose the dark side from the very beginning! 😛
@Akunthita: Gasp! I’m shocked…
Thanks for the clarification tho. 🙂
The height of the studs reminds me of MegaBloks…. they’re DUPLO equivalent bricks have a higher stud, which makes it harder to pull apart and irritates the heck out of me. We got a bunch mixed with our true DUPLO, but I think we finally got rid of all of them.
Apparently, there is a little bit of both LEGO and non-LEGO. But let’s not be too harsh on a start-up! They’ve managed to make ammends since 🙂
@Andrew: I assume you mean the LEGO corners and play area in the Google offices?
Nope, in the server casing itself.
It is a historical misconception that the bricks used for the original Google server were made of product from The LEGO Group. They sure looks like Mega Bloks but that doesn’t sound too cool does it? 😉