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Thread ID: 23593 2002-08-19 23:52:00 So what's yer computers name then? Chris Wilson (431) Press F1
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72513 2002-08-19 23:52:00 Sometimes i think i'm the only one here who will admit to being such a geek that I name my computers
Now i know that the forum is hosted on a machine called "candy" and i'd like to know why the choice of name?

My 2 are called Vanessa and Sam
Vanessa is named after an old flatmate from many years ago, when the machine was first born.... sorry built
Vanessa the person is staunch, reliable, and has "personality" so does the machine. Both have tested me, and been loyal
Sam was named by someone elses suggestion, and seemed a good idea at the time
Chris Wilson (431)
72514 2002-08-20 00:15:00 I named my first Metaframe server - FatAlbert (fat server, thin client)

But my current admins prefer names like FS01...... pffttttttt what's wrong with DonaldDuck or Zorro???
nzStan (440)
72515 2002-08-20 00:34:00 Mine are named after South Park characters:

Cartman = AMD 1Ghz T-Bird and with the biggest hard drive.
Chef has a black case (and has an affinity for food; the kids' PC)
Kenny was so name due to the fact that it used to die all the time - now a Winamp jukebox.
And Timmy, in the back bedroom is a 486.
antmannz (28)
72516 2002-08-20 00:37:00 Orac, cause sometimes I think its from outta space with the weird things it does every now and then doog (402)
72517 2002-08-20 00:40:00 Yeah the IT weirdos at my university call my laptop IT006103???

Its real name is Megabrain, and C: is brainspace.

In general conversation, it is usually referred to as lappy.

Vanman
vanman (959)
72518 2002-08-20 01:05:00 I forgot.. i had a laptop once called "flappy" short for flaptop.
The name has its history in a remark a friend remembered from when she was a young girl and thought daddys portable computer was a "flaptop"
Chris Wilson (431)
72519 2002-08-20 01:51:00 Well looking under "Computer Name" in the System Properties window I see:

Computer Discription = Mike & Sarah's computer
Full Computer Name = Kashyyyk
Workgroup = Coruscant

:)

Mike.
Mike (15)
72520 2002-08-20 02:36:00 Mine are dull:
PIII
P2
and PPro
Functionality overcame personality.

Used to be more interesting names:
Godzilla was a real grunter that ended it's life as Kermie.
Mars was a server named after the god of war.
Medusa was one that seemed to get nasty the minute you looked at it.
DeepThought was my first NT Server.
Marvin was born with a Novell 2.12 box that kept crashing.

robo.
robo (205)
72521 2002-08-20 02:46:00 Robo,
Why is "candy" so named?
Chris Wilson (431)
72522 2002-08-20 02:46:00 well, my old computer was called Ghurty...you can do it Ghurty!! I named it that because it had real problems, in actual fact it probs was an old lady! The new one, well, I think i'll call her Mitzy, cos like my car- she has few dents, good speed and is economical :P

tones
tones_malones (611)
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