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Old 05-18-2007
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Famous Computers?

My home PCs are all named after famous computers (or thereabouts) from films, tv etc

So our current network looks like this:
  • Zen
  • Queeg
  • Kryten
  • Orac
  • Slave
  • Mother
  • Tardis
  • Terminator
  • Holly

Anyway I have a new computer and im running out of names! Any suggestions following this pattern!

Martin

PS We did have a HAL but i dont wanna call my new PC that...

Last edited by M_Jones; 05-18-2007 at 02:46 PM.
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Old 05-18-2007
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Kal-El would sound pretty cool.
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Old 05-18-2007
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How about WOPR?
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Old 05-18-2007
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Ha ha thats a pretty cool one ^
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Old 05-18-2007
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I aim to please!
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Old 05-18-2007
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"Talent" yeah there ya go
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Old 05-19-2007
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So much for me being a computer enthusiast, I've got no idea what those names are, and have no suggestions :S
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Old 05-19-2007
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How about a few from Star Trek: 'Data' or 'The Doctor' or 'The Borg'?
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Old 05-21-2007
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Try SHODAN, the AI-that-would-be-god from System Shock
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Old 05-23-2007
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I would name it "Gray" because Gray Corp. Computers are the best super computers. Litterally.
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Old 05-23-2007
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I thought you meant from the title, famous computers :S; so my answer would have been the Apple II !
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Old 05-23-2007
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How about Mike Jones?
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Old 05-23-2007
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I think I'll change my computer name to SuperCray.

CMH now stands for "Cray (in) My Home".

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Old 06-15-2007
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* And The Winner Is *

WOPR.



Thanks all
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My hard drives are named after famous computers too

How about MULTIVAC from the Issac Asimov books ???
Or what about SKYNET
Or K9

Or there is a great list on wikipedia.org on this topic wiki/Computers_in_fiction

Sorry for not being able to post the actual link - the admin of this board won't let me.

Glad I'm not the only person being geeky

Keith
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Old 07-03-2008
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Robby is the most famous robot

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Old 07-03-2008
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Blue Gene. ( make sure it's a really fast super-computer )
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Old 07-03-2008
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It Completely Slipped My DIMMs.......

I don't know how you managed to miss "HAL 9000", the homicidal ships computer from "2001: A Space Oddyssey"!
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Old 07-03-2008
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Actually, captain, he said he had a Hal, but he doesn't want this one to be named that.

I like Arsenal Gear (if I remember correctly) myself, from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, but I also like WOPR.

EDIT, wow this was from 2007 people...
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Old 07-03-2008
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Originally Posted by mopar man
Actually, captain, he said he had a Hal, but he doesn't want this one to be named that.

I like Arsenal Gear (if I remember correctly) myself, from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, but I also like WOPR.

EDIT, wow this was from 2007 people...
I can't read, I used to work for the Post Office.
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