Do you have nicknames for your 'puters?

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I don't have a name for this Acer laptop at the moment.

 

[starrchild]

No name for the PCs, but my network is called "the great link"

 

[sojourner]

Desktop PC's:
Yen-Lo-Wang (after the famous battlemech)
The Monolith (big black tower case)

Laptops:
Sojourner (duh)
WaywardSon


Those are the names currently in use. Can't remember past names at the moment.

 

[Plecostomus]

Ar Tonelico Hymnos Server
Ar Tonelico Tower 1
Ar Tonelico The Second Tower
Ar Tonelico Infel Phira

Wife refers to her laptop as Piece Of Shit, I don't think she's noticed that I renamed it internally... yet.

 

[SeerSGB]

Right now: no name. I don't name them till I've got a year of life out of them. The one I miss though is a old Win95 Compaq (that I still have packed away) that I got the most life out of-- 1996 to 2001, known as "the beast" cause it had a cooling fan that just roar loud as hell.

 

[Rusty phaser]

Mine is currently called "cascade". My previous desktop computer was called "envy" and my first and only laptop was, before it's violent death (caffeine overdose, literally), "Enterprise". I felt that was an appropriate name.

 

[propita]

When first booting up, you're asked for a name. So the netbook is "Alva" (Tom Edison), the small laptop is "Albert" (Einstein), and the bigger laptop is "Archimedes" (I was an English major).

Yep. All start with "A."

Why not?

 

[Commander Rabbit]

my PC is named Cortana. it was previously called Netrisca, but after it had to be wiped and a new video card installed, I renamed it.

my old PC was called Cerebro.

is anyone detecting a theme here?

Well, I recognize Cerebro, but not the other two.

My first computer was Ignatius, but I don't think I've named any since.

 

[Sakrysta]

I don't name the machines themselves, but I do name drives. Right now I have:
Serenity
Firefly
The Cortex
AIVAS
The Bin
The Mule
Global

I have the feeling I'm forgetting someone...

 

[Trippy]

My netbook is named "Laura's Little Baby" so when it's shutting down or re-staring it asks "do you want to shut down/re-start Laura's Little Baby?"

My laptop is named "Number One" like Riker

 

[auntiehill]

No, I don't have names for my computers.


I do, however, have some very specific names for my internet provider.

 

[captcalhoun]

my PC is named Cortana. it was previously called Netrisca, but after it had to be wiped and a new video card installed, I renamed it.

my old PC was called Cerebro.

is anyone detecting a theme here?

Well, I recognize Cerebro, but not the other two.

My first computer was Ignatius, but I don't think I've named any since.

fictional computers. Cortana's the AI that aids Master Chief in the Halo games, whilst Netrisca fulfills the same role for Serious Sam

 

[Santaman]

All 53 machines I own have a name..

 

[CaptMurdock]

Past Macs:
Mac Classic: "Questor"
Mac IIsi: "Kryten"
Power Mac 6500: "Kosh"
PowerBook G3: "Ozymandias"

Current iBook G4: "Box"
iPod nano: "Logan 5"

I even named my USD stick "Ballard," which does fit in with my Mac and iPod...

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Yeah. Mine.

 

[Omnius]

I name my computers after planets from the Dune universe.
Linux Desktop: Arrakis
Backup Desktop: Caladan

Mobile: OmniPhone
iPod: OmniPod
External Harddrive: OmniDisk

My computer; which is a bigtower with loads of cooling fans, always seems to collect dust. So I thought it'd be fitting to name it after a desert planet.

 

[C.E. Evans]

My living room computer is known as "Unit-1" but more commonly referred to as "Youbastard."

My bedroom computer is "Unit-2" but I generally just call it "Gateway."

 

[Puritan]

I don't have a "nickname," but for the workgroup computer naming purposes, my old laptop was named "Runabout" since it was portable and could, well, ran about. Naturally, when I upgraded to a bigger and better laptop, I named this one "Defiant".