gardenmom5 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 my laptop. my dd bought me a new one.:) (I like having computer geeky children) I've always had such 'great' names for my computer, like: mom's computer. we have a home network so it needs a name, and I'd like a pretty name, but I'm not creative that way. I asked 1dd - who excell's at coming up with names - but she's not being helpful. suggestions please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Think through your favourite sci-fi computers ;) Our first family computer, when I was a kid, was named Hal. It was a z100 that spent more time in pieces than together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Eliza, after the famous computer program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Eliza, after the famous computer program. ack! My stepdad put that on MY first computer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Think through your favourite sci-fi computers ;) Our first family computer, when I was a kid, was named Hal. It was a z100 that spent more time in pieces than together. I love HAL. dave, I'm feeling much better now Dave. Please don't do that dave. dave? Dave? Actually, you made me think of some of my favorite characters. one of the few dramas I watch is NCIS - and I immediately thought of Ziva. I love Ziva. or abby. . . . eta: I have no idea what eliza is. I hear eliza and think of eliza doolittle. I guess I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Eliza is still on the net and kicking, as is HAL. Good times on the Tandy. Sweet memories. :) http://www-ai.ijs.si/eliza/eliza.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Lavinia (just a pretty name) teA (it would make you smile) jinx (outerspace robot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Esmerelda. I don't know why, it just popped into my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 My friend works for NASA in the computer department and all the names they have for their groups are things like Elroy, Judy, Jane, George, Rosey, COgsley, or Astro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 The computers/networks in our house have Princess Bride names - Buttercup and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I named my laptop "Andrew" after the android in Bicentennial Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 We've had several computers named after mythological characters, or Greek or Celtic gods. My first iPod was Polyhymnia. Our iPhones have been Orac (another sci-fi computer), Ghostwheel (another one), and H.A.A.R.P. I'm working on a name for an iPad, now. I'm thinking of calling it TMA-1 (from 2001: A Space Odyssey). But character names are good. Like I said we go for mythology, so Artemis, Helios, Athena, Calypso, Ariadne ... :) A friend of ours named all of his computers after sites of Alexander the Great's big battles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 My friend works for NASA in the computer department and all the names they have for their groups are things like Elroy, Judy, Jane, George, Rosey, COgsley, or Astro. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 My personal computers have been Twinkie (Buck Rogers), Jinx, Puddlejumper (SG-A), and I named ds's nook Gizmo. Cousin named her GPS Bertha (she actually called it her wh***, but thought she better actually name it because of my kids)/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 We've had several computers named after mythological characters, or Greek or Celtic gods. My first iPod was Polyhymnia. Our iPhones have been Orac (another sci-fi computer), Ghostwheel (another one), and H.A.A.R.P. I'm working on a name for an iPad, now. I'm thinking of calling it TMA-1 (from 2001: A Space Odyssey). But character names are good. Like I said we go for mythology, so Artemis, Helios, Athena, Calypso, Ariadne ... :) A friend of ours named all of his computers after sites of Alexander the Great's big battles. Those are great ideas. Even though they're making me feel less than erudite, as I named my computer after a character in The Jeffersons. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Both laptops are HP. #1 - Helga Pearl, #2 - Halyn Paige 'Helga' was just a joke, but it stuck! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 Well, there's always Computer--from Star Trek or Marvin--from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy--though he's a robot rather than a computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Or one of the Red Dwarf characters ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My Macbook Pro is called MommyMac, to distinguish it from DS10's MiniMac and DS12's MacJunior (mine's also bigger than theirs, so it's 'Mommy' size). So, maybe something to do with its name? For example, Delia, if it's a Dell, etc? Let us know what you decide. The naming of computers is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your holiday games ... Wait, maybe that was cats. Anyway, best wishes Cassy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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