Named a Computer?

[Panther Blue]

Okay, so I'm a little odd, or maybe I'm not... I named my computer... hehe... and printer... and family computers... and their respective printers... and zip drives. hehe yeah....

You have a name for yours?

My imac is Abbi, and my Epson Printer is Jordan (until i think up a better name... my mom's computer is david, and that's what i wanted for my printer..... hehe)

Yup, so that's me.

[TEG]

Although most Mac users name their machines, and this has been discussed endlessly, a nice refresher would be nice.

PowerBook G4 - Waipahu
iPod - Waimea
Newton 100 - Hilo

Mom's PC - Sulu
Dad's PC - Emissary
Dad's old PC - Smeg!

TEG

[shadowfax]

everyone who's not a loser has a name for their comps &c. my Tibook is Shadowfax, and my iPod is Lúthien. think LOTR....

[Giaguara]

i have had names for a long time.

pc was LaKalsa.
hd was Che (instead of C: )
sold that...

ibook was Lo Zen.
hd was Tao.
sold that.

iPod is iChing.

PowerBook is Zen.
hd is Tao.

it repeats names, but the iChing - Zen - Tao thing is fine. My mobile is Gepard (t39m). The next 2 devices can be Yin and Yang, or Albergheria. The network is Puma, and it's not visible. :)

[XnavxeMiyyep]

Powermac - Salmonious
HD1 - Hard Drive 1

[Phil Of Mac]

Power Macintosh 6100: Sally
iMac 233: iSally
iMac 400: Jennifer
PowerBook G4 15" (Aluminum): Kira
iPod 3G 15GB: Nicole

Anyone notice the pattern? :D

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by Phil Of Mac
Power Macintosh 6100: Sally
iMac 233: iSally
iMac 400: Jennifer
PowerBook G4 15" (Aluminum): Kira
iPod 3G 15GB: Nicole

Anyone notice the pattern? :D you don't have a girlfriend, so you name your computers girls and pretend to date them?

[scem0]

grape iMac = Sally

PC = Clown

Future G5 = Beast (I'll probably end up getting a revision 2)

scem0

[Phil Of Mac]

Originally posted by shadowfax
you don't have a girlfriend, so you name your computers girls and pretend to date them?

That's harsh.

But yes, they are female names. And Kira and Nicole are both references. Name both and win a prize!

[TEG]

Kira and Nicole are references to DS9. Kira Nerys (Played by Nana Visitor) and Ezri Dax (Played by Nicole DeBoer).

TEG

[Powerbook G5]

PowerBook G3 is Alexia

PowerBook G4 is Angelica

My car is Veronica

My XBox is "That piece of **** that keeps freezing on me"

And my printer is just an Epson that isn't sure if its ready to die or not so I feel it doesn't deserve anything beyond being "Epson".

[Phil Of Mac]

Originally posted by TEG
Kira and Nicole are references to DS9. Kira Nerys (Played by Nana Visitor) and Ezri Dax (Played by Nicole DeBoer).

TEG

Half-true. It's up to you to decide which half and to guess again on the other half :D

[Counterfit]

I suppose I'll oblige.
PowerBook G4 15" (aluminum, just PBG5's, except stock): Silver Surfer
HD: Recepticle (I had to think of something...)
Beige G3: Teh Beige0r
Boot partition: Master
Second Partition (Same drive): Bitch
Second HD: Whore
Eventual Third HD: Tramp
Eventual Fourth HD: Harlot

[pyrotoaster]

Here's the highlights from my list:
Mac Classic II: Apollo
Powerbook 165: Dart
Performa 6115CD (even if I don't like it): Bongo
iMac DVSE: Kihei (I'm not 100% sure on the spelling there)
iMac 800 MHz, SuperDrive: Tessera
New Powerbook 12": Stark

I used to name my Macs by their codenames (the Performa and earlier were all named about two years ago), but I've moved on to other ideas with my Powerbook (Stark is a character from the SciFi series Farscape).

And yes, I still own each one of those computers.

[Macmaniac]

I just call every mac I touch a "Beast", as for PC's they are "Wintel Beasties."
As more my home comp I don't have a name for it.

[rhpenguin]

My iBook is named Morgan.

Its a little off topic, but my satellite recievers are named Beverly and Charlie.

[magicmusic]

Wait... I know it! <<iBook>>

[ColoJohnBoy]

800 MHz TiBook - - - Orson Welles
1 GHz TiBook - - - Bernard Shaw
600 MHz Graphite iMac - - - Milton

[medea]

yes I've named my mac and iPod, but why anyone would care what I named them is beyond me.

[zach]

iBook: Tigger "Because Tiggers like networks"

iPod: Youkai (demon in japanese)

Hard Drive: Hanyou (half demon in japanese)

oh yes, and my printer...

Epson C42UX: "That piece of crap that never works"

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by medea
yes I've named my mac and iPod, but why anyone would care what I named them is beyond me. i'm curious--if you think we don't care what you named them, what is it that makes you think we care what their names are?

:p

[Maclarny]

My PowerMac's names is Maclarny.

As long as someone's mentioned an Xbox name mine's called Fat Bastard.

[revenuee]

Nike - when i got the computer

since i started using OS 10 and all it's "glory" new names have started been using

Worthless, piece of ****

SCSI from Hell - for the adapter card and HD

[yamabushi]

Lara - From Doctor Zhivago not Tomb Raider.

[wrldwzrd89]

My PowerBook and the Mac OS X partition of the main hard drive are both named Julie. The Mac OS 9 partition is named Karen.

[alset]

MDD - Fantismo
iBook - iSpiff
Graphite - Backup (boring, I know)

I don't name printers and such. They don't get the sort of love reserved for my Macs. :p

Dan

[phillymjs]

Most culled from science fiction books or movies.

Guardian: My firewall/router/file/mail/DNS/WWW/etc server
Colossus: My home automation server
Deep Thought: My primary Mac, a Quicksilver 733 (soon to be dual G5)
WOPR: My Windows PC
Skynet: AirPort Base Station and AirPort network name

I'm still looking for a good name for my NeXT slab, since it's technically on my LAN.

The machines in my 'museum' go unnamed.

~Philly

[ejb190]

Compaq 486SX-25 notebook (yes, I still use it) - Pitstop
Powerbook G3 - Wallstreet
Powerbook G4 (12") - Afterburner
Compaq P3 600 - Tower

[hulugu]

Kronos - iMac
Wintermute - TiBook
Minerva - Wife's PB
Orpheus - iPod
Musashi - SE T610
Apollo - external HD
Janus - Airport

[true777]

powermac - foxy roxie

the other machines on our network (unix server, linux box):
pukapuka, toka.

[Peyote]

My Quicksilver: Hal

HDD: Big Mac

iMac: Maggie the Mac

[Schiffi]

TiBook - Skynet
HD - Cyberdyne
iPod - T-800

hmmm, didn't know it was possible to name a printer. I'll check in on that. Maybe Neutral Net processor?

[Doraemon]

Dual G5: Psycho Mantis T.Spark
PM G4: Psycho Mantis
PB 100: Asahi
LC: For Elise
PM 4400: For Elise 2
Performa 630: Felix
iMac Bondi: Columbus
PM 5500: Rosa

[Phil Of Mac]

Originally posted by Schiffi
TiBook - Skynet
HD - Cyberdyne
iPod - T-800

hmmm, didn't know it was possible to name a printer. I'll check in on that. Maybe Neutral Net processor?

"Governor"

[Counterfit]

Lol! :D

[Mr. Anderson]

Godzilla
Hydra
Mothra

and the large external firewire drive.....

King Kong

:D

D

[MetallicPenguin]

I haven't named my computer yet, but I had already chosen one for my Power Book (whenever I get one):

Naomi