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I wonder how many times
have we've been asked if the group started in Castle Rock, Colorado? Or,
Castle Rock, Washington? Or Castle Rock, Arizona? It turns out there is
a 'Castle Rock' in most western U.S. states, as well as under various
British castles such as the one in Edinburgh, Scotland, and who knows
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Our Castle Rock name comes from Castle
Rock, Nottingham. Yes, that's the castle the Sheriff of Nottingham used to
live by, so Robin Hood could swing down from the castle walls to rescue
fair damsels. It's a real castle dating from the time of William the
Conqueror (the year 1068). Built into the rock is the "Ye Olde Trip to
Jerusalem Inn," a pub (still serving, since 1180) where knights assembled
to go fight for the Holy Land. I was gazing out the window one day at the
University, and thought it sounded solid, reliable and long-established.
CRC had a nice ring to it as well, with vague computing overtones; so
there it was!
-Peter Davies |
