[net.misc] machine names

mp (04/19/83)

I'm not a steady reader of net.misc, so apologies if this topic has
been discussed before.

I'm interested in finding out how people name computers.  I don't mean
dull names like the BTL Comp. Centers (pyux[a-z], for example), but the
interesting ones.  Here are a few that I know of:

	- Star Trek characters (kirk, spock, uhura)
	- birds (eagle, raven, hawk, dove, starling)
	- comets (ikeya, encke)
	- detergents (ajax, comet, borax, duz)
	- HGttG characters (eddie, deep-thought, arthur, zaphod)
	- volcanos (shasta, navajo, st-helens, diablo)

I'm not sure about some of these (I don't know that encke is a comet or
diablo is a volcano), but the people at those sites are probably
reading this message and can correct me.

I don't care if you reply directly to me or to the net (this is
probably more interesting than streetlamps), but I'll summarize any
responses I get.

	Mark
	{ decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mp, eagle!mit-vax!mp, Shasta!mp }

wgg (04/20/83)

There is a whold family of comedian computers:
Floyd, (well, technically a comedian, anyway), groucho, harpo, groucho,
zeppo, chico and gummo.  A recent 'name that computer' contest was held
for a new computer here.  Winning name: 'oogie' (Uncle Floyd's puppet.)
Management thought better of it and went for 'clyde'.

Stay tuned.