zmacv91@doc.ic.ac.uk (K D Rigotti) (06/06/89)
I don't yet have an ST but I'm going to buy a 1040 next week. The name that I've chosen to call it is Stig ( as in "Stig of the (Core) Dump" - after a character in a children's book of that name). What do other people call their ST's (apart from stupid *#@!!@* machine) ? Any _interesting_ names would be welcome. Kevin ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | Kevin Rigotti | Question : why do politicians never make their | | DOC | speeches sitting down ? | | Imperial College | Answer : it would muffle their words. | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | JANET : zmacv91@doc.ic.ac.uk | ------------------------------------------------------------------------
zmacu06@doc.ic.ac.uk (F S Taylor) (06/06/89)
In article <ZMACV91.89Jun6140605@flamingo.doc.ic.ac.uk> zmacv91@doc.ic.ac.uk (K D Rigotti) writes: > I don't yet have an ST but I'm going to buy a 1040 next week. The name that > I've chosen to call it is Stig ( as in "Stig of the (Core) Dump" - after a > character in a children's book of that name). > > What do other people call their ST's (apart from stupid *#@!!@* machine) ? > Any _interesting_ names would be welcome. I call mine Stella. > Kevin Frank. -- | Frank Taylor | Engineers often ponder upon the problem... | | DoC 1 | Why do the girls with the most streamlined shape offer | | Imperial College | the most resistance? anon. | |--------------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------| | JANET: zmacu06@doc.ic.ac.uk | All rights unreserved. |
achowe@tiger.waterloo.edu (CrackerJack) (06/09/89)
My first computer, an Exidy Sorcerer, I refered to as << The Necromancer >>. My second machine was a PortPak and tended to have a flaky power supply and so I named it << Oscar >> after I nicely odd waiter friend. Machine three was a 1040 ST and was just called << Junoir >>. I now have a Mega 2 and his name is << Tyger >> after the Tangerine Dream album of the same name which I bought at the same time and liked so much. Silly I know but it happens to the best of us :) - Ant achowe@tiger.waterloo.edu | "Murdered by pirates is good." __ _ | - The Princess Bride (movie) / _ _ _ |/ _ _ | _ _ |/ | \__| `<_\<_ |\|= | ` \_/<_\<_ |\ | disclaimer...
mwtilden@watmath.waterloo.edu (M.W.Tilden, Hardware) (06/09/89)
In article <ZMACV91.89Jun6140605@flamingo.doc.ic.ac.uk> zmacv91@doc.ic.ac.uk (K D Rigotti) writes: >What do other people call their ST's (apart from stupid *#@!!@* machine) ? >Any _interesting_ names would be welcome. Well. my machines official name is "Byron 3216" because I completely repackaged my ST in a box I had lashed up for a National 32016 unix-board (which I never got due to National's overpromising). But across the front of this rather sleek, low-lying box is a huge "VAX 11/780" sticker (remnant of a thousand DEC wars) so everybody just calls it "VAX". Which begs the question: just how similar are the two in power? No idea. Anyone have a suggestion? -- Mark Tilden: _-_-_-__--__--_ /(glitch!) M.F.C.F Hardware Design Lab. -_-___ | \ /\/ U of Waterloo. Ont. Can, N2L-3G1 |__-_-_-| \/ (519) - 885 - 1211 ext.2454, "MY OPINIONS, YOU HEAR!? MINE! MINE! MINE! MINE! MINE! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (06/10/89)
I'll bet you also have a name for ... never mind. Just don't call your ST "Stacy" -- you'll get confused later on when you buy the laptop. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
sylvia.jumaga@canremote.uucp (SYLVIA JUMAGA) (06/10/89)
Names for computers... Ah, my specialty! Since I have three computers (One ST, two 8-bits.) I have choose to name them Nick, Ace, and Ace. So, hense the saying: This is my computeNick, my computer Ace, and my other computer Ace. (For all of you Newhart fans out there!!!) I also have this thing about naming every peice of hardware... Ah heck, here goes: 130XE - Ace 65XE - Nick 520STfm - Ace 1050 - Balki XF551 - Overload XM301 - Peanut Axiom Interface - Smiley Roland 1012 - Captain SupraModem 2400 - Slick Taxan Monitor - Trojan 1027 - Teresa Z| Okay, so I'm strange! But anyways... Bye for now, ___________________ /__ \/ / / / / /\ ___/ / /__ \/ / /-/ * QNet 1.03a2: Bert's Bulletin Board. Brandon, Man.
cape@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Robert Cape) (06/13/89)
In article <27034@watmath.waterloo.edu> mwtilden@watmath.waterloo.edu (M.W.Tilden, Hardware) writes: ... >Well. my machines official name is "Byron 3216" because I completely repackaged >my ST in a box I had lashed up for a National 32016 unix-board (which I >never got due to National's overpromising). But across the front >of this rather sleek, low-lying box is a huge "VAX 11/780" sticker >(remnant of a thousand DEC wars) so everybody just calls it "VAX". ... >-- >Mark Tilden: _-_-_-__--__--_ /(glitch!) M.F.C.F Hardware Design Lab. >-_-___ | \ /\/ U of Waterloo. Ont. Can, N2L-3G1 > |__-_-_-| \/ (519) - 885 - 1211 ext.2454, >"MY OPINIONS, YOU HEAR!? MINE! MINE! MINE! MINE! MINE! AH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Interesting! For quite a while I've been thinking about repackaging my 1040. How did you handle the keyboard? My understanding of the keyboard is that it is connected via a serial link. I'd like to put the whole business into a vertically mounted pc case and be rid of the mass of cables, switch boxes, drives, etc. Has anyone done this already? Will a Mega keyboard work with the 1040? Anyone attempted hooking up an enhanced pc keyboard (or other variety)? Regards, Bob Robert M. Cape [r.cape@stpaul.ncr.com] or [{backbone}!ncrlnk!ncrcce!cape] 612-638-7211
dnewton@carroll1.UUCP (Dave Newton) (06/13/89)
Sybil. Kinda weird, but it looks nice on a index card stuck on top of the
monitor. I had an Alex, he died. I had a Carlson, IT died. Sybil is my
PT-68K, I haven't thought of a name for my 1024ST yet. I was thinking about
Gerard. (sp?)
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=8-) (smiley w/ a mohawk) (414) 524-7343 uunet!marque!carroll1!dnewtonTK0GRM1@NIU.BITNET (Gordon Meyer) (06/14/89)
A close friend of mine, who owns an ST also, calls his "STu"... pronounced "stew"...as in ST and YOU. Thus mine became STu2 since I bought mine after him. I've since bought *another* ST..this one a 1040..which has become know as STu Junior. Gee..that was an easy question to answer ! -=->G<-=-
stowe@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Fox in Sox) (06/14/89)
In article <1545@atari.UUCP> apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes: >I'll bet you also have a name for ... never mind. Uh... I don't think so. I don't think I have one. :-) >Just don't call your ST "Stacy" -- you'll get confused later on when you >buy the laptop. Sorry, but my ST was named "Stacy" over 2 years before the laptop. I'm afraid you will have to change the laptop's name or license it for big bucks from me. (*grin*) Whoever decided to call the thing "Stacy" anyway? No offense to anyone, but it sure doesn't seem like the kind of name meant to impress anyone... First I had Stacy... then we got Stud... then we bought a 520 (Stacy and Stud are 1040s) and named it Stoopid... then there's Einstein... and the others don't have names. stowe@silver.indiana.bacs.edu At night the Ice Weasels come.