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Do you name your Macs?
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So even your PCs are Macs (Max)... sorry, couldn't resist!
I don't name my Macs or my iPods. Don't name cars either. The closest I get is saying that my Powerbook is my 'baby'... but that's relatively unusual too.
I don't name my Macs or my iPods. Don't name cars either. The closest I get is saying that my Powerbook is my 'baby'... but that's relatively unusual too.
Power Mac - Prometheus
iBook - Bob
iPod - Monkey
all referencing Nickelodeon Kablam's short "Prometheus and Bob"
Shasta
iBook - Bob
iPod - Monkey
all referencing Nickelodeon Kablam's short "Prometheus and Bob"
Shasta
This thread topic used to come up repeatedly:This will be the computer name thread for 2006.
names
i like to stick with the names of the computers, powerbook and powermac sound so much more intimidating thatn inspiron 8600 etc etc....
i like to stick with the names of the computers, powerbook and powermac sound so much more intimidating thatn inspiron 8600 etc etc....
What's in a name?
I had a friend who named his car! Seemed a little silly to me. He was you're typical "funny" guy though. No, I would not name my Macs nor anything else for that matter. But if you want to then . . . cool.
I had a friend who named his car! Seemed a little silly to me. He was you're typical "funny" guy though. No, I would not name my Macs nor anything else for that matter. But if you want to then . . . cool.
My powerbook is called: powerbook aka my laptop
My iMac is called: iMac III aka the fast one
my old iMac is called: iMac II aka the cool one
my older iMac is called: iMac I aka the slow one
my ipod is called: iPod III aka nano
my old ipod is called: iPod III aka the backup drive (4g 20GB monocrome)
my older ipod is called:iPod I aka the blue one (1g mini)
any questions
My iMac is called: iMac III aka the fast one
my old iMac is called: iMac II aka the cool one
my older iMac is called: iMac I aka the slow one
my ipod is called: iPod III aka nano
my old ipod is called: iPod III aka the backup drive (4g 20GB monocrome)
my older ipod is called:iPod I aka the blue one (1g mini)
any questions
Both Macs and Unix systems have a long history of having names.
On the Mac side it came from users feeling a close personal connection to their systems (remember that early on Macs were the only user friendly systems around). On the Unix side, admins were often faced with many of the same types of systems on a network and giving the systems names help to identify individual systems... plus even with a ton of the same types of systems, most systems tend to develop personalities that make them all different.
Well, as this is the computer name thread of 2006 I guess I'll update my list of names. These are my current systems which have names:
On the Mac side it came from users feeling a close personal connection to their systems (remember that early on Macs were the only user friendly systems around). On the Unix side, admins were often faced with many of the same types of systems on a network and giving the systems names help to identify individual systems... plus even with a ton of the same types of systems, most systems tend to develop personalities that make them all different.
Well, as this is the computer name thread of 2006 I guess I'll update my list of names. These are my current systems which have names:
PowerBook G3- Milnor
PowerBook G3- Maric
PowerBook 3400c- Thurston
PowerBook Duo 2300c- Phillips
Power Mac 8600- Riemann
Power Mac 8100- Fermi
Power Mac 7500- Ricci
Power Mac G3- Whitehead
iMac- Euclid
Quadra 950- HAL 9500
Quadra 700- Bonnet
SGI Indy- Gauss
SGI IRIS Indigo- Euler
SGI IRIS Indigo- Morse
Sun SPARCclassic- Archie
IBM ThinkPad- Feynman
Most are named for mathematicians and physicists, following the naming convention we used at the Geometry Center years ago.PowerBook G3- Maric
PowerBook 3400c- Thurston
PowerBook Duo 2300c- Phillips
Power Mac 8600- Riemann
Power Mac 8100- Fermi
Power Mac 7500- Ricci
Power Mac G3- Whitehead
iMac- Euclid
Quadra 950- HAL 9500
Quadra 700- Bonnet
SGI Indy- Gauss
SGI IRIS Indigo- Euler
SGI IRIS Indigo- Morse
Sun SPARCclassic- Archie
IBM ThinkPad- Feynman
I don't really name them, but I did change the HD name to G5 on my PowerMac, and Mini on the mac mini.
I go with the theme naming. Easier to keep track of and it kind of geeky
All my computers and electronic have a name from star trek.
For example
Desktop : USS-Prometheus
Laptop: USS-Voyager
Palm: Shuttle Craft 1
next laptop: USS-Definant
Work group Federation
If I ever get some type of server up and running it will be
USS-Enterpise
The router is Deep Space 9.
Now if I could only come up with a good Star trek name for my iPod that fits it. I just dont know what to call it yet.
All my computers and electronic have a name from star trek.
For example
Desktop : USS-Prometheus
Laptop: USS-Voyager
Palm: Shuttle Craft 1
next laptop: USS-Definant
Work group Federation
If I ever get some type of server up and running it will be
USS-Enterpise
The router is Deep Space 9.
Now if I could only come up with a good Star trek name for my iPod that fits it. I just dont know what to call it yet.
Timepass said:
how about the USS-Voyager escape pod
i actually think that that is a creative naming scheme.
Intel iMac - Dr. Girlfriend
PowerBook - Toadette (with a Big Bertha drive partition and PrincessToadstool default username)
iPod - Companda
My iMac G3 had another name from the show The Venture Brothers but it's not a very appropriate-language name.
PowerBook - Toadette (with a Big Bertha drive partition and PrincessToadstool default username)
iPod - Companda
My iMac G3 had another name from the show The Venture Brothers but it's not a very appropriate-language name.
I name all my computers Mac & pc's with planet names. Dont know why, just seemed cool a while ago and still follow it.
Saturn
Pluto
Mars (linux box)
moon
etc...
Saturn
Pluto
Mars (linux box)
moon
etc...
Powerbook G4 I named Powerbook G4.
iMac I named iMac Core Duo (yes, I always say Core Duo afterwards).
iMac I named iMac Core Duo (yes, I always say Core Duo afterwards).
I don't have an official name for any of them really. I call the desktop computers "the HP" and "the iMac" just 'cause that's what they are, and sometimes I'll call my iBook my "lappy" but "iBook" usually works just fine.
i have a different user name on each of my computers.
powerbook - blade
imac - my firstname then last name without any spaces. i think i might change that
how do you change the name of your mac?
powerbook - blade
imac - my firstname then last name without any spaces. i think i might change that
how do you change the name of your mac?
Timepass said:
This is a cool naming scheme, seeing as I'm a Star Trek fan. So does your desktop feature Multi Vector Attack Mode? That would be cool.
(It's ok, I know I'm a geek
)I personally have no name for my PB, I just don't really see a point.
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