Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 32

Hi all,

just started this thread to see if anyone named their Visor. I decided to start naming my computer(s) after reading Chaos Manor in BYTE (r.i.p.) magazine. I named my IVDx "Glasgow" for no apparent reason
Anyone else have a name for their Visor?



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seanseanadams
your friend and mine

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: brooklyn
Posts: 268

well...

my desktop is named Beepy,

and my OVDx is named li'l beepy,

(i think for obvious reasons)



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matty.
i like bananas.

Registered: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Posts: 194

Mines named Rachel

Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Inglewood, CA, USA
Posts: 390

The only name my Visor has, it the user name... Is this one of those "guy" things?

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 415

Big Poppa; tha heart stoppa.

That or 'Cool Moe D.'

sorry. it's late and I'm bored.

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-thorin

-Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" while you find a big rock.

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Bend, Oregon, USA
Posts: 1

The name of my laptop is Synthia and the name of my Visor is Pam (slightly different that Palm).

Registered: Jan 2000
Location:
Posts: 14

I used to name my hardware, but gave it up in the late '80s. The personification just increased my separation anxiety whenever I would upgrade.

Registered: Jul 2000
Location:
Posts: 3034

quote:

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Originally posted by narnia_77:
The only name my Visor has, it the user name... Is this one of those "guy" things?

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Maybe not. I'm a "guy", and mine just uses my name. I guess that would make it my "Mini Me", but I still don't call it that.

quote:

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Originally posted by Daryl:
I used to name my hardware, but gave it up in the late '80s. The personification just increased my separation anxiety whenever I would upgrade.

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heh...that's sound like a good reason.


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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's open." - Frank Zappa

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

My Visor is named "the Third Lobe of my Brain"

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: brooklyn
Posts: 268

quote:

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Originally posted by narnia_77:
The only name my Visor has, it the user name... Is this one of those "guy" things?

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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 121

Toby,
How about "mini-v"?

(BTW Geaux Saints!!)

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Built for comfort, not for speed...

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Posts: 253

Narnia_77,

I'm with you...this is definitely a "guy thing".

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Queen of Parts

Registered: Mar 2000
Location: nowheresburg, PH
Posts: 98

I think I'll go with daryl on this and can't really say if this is a guy thing or not. I guess my visor can be identified as "The Visor With No Name". Hmmm did I just type that?


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I had a dog once and I called him "doggie".

Registered: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Posts: 194

guys, your visor is the equivalent of a girlfriend almost, they deserve names (i still havent told my gf i named her, shed probably freak out when i talk about Rachel in glowing terms) but nevertheless, you gotta name it

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 81

I actually thought of naming my PDA Daryl. (no offense to any Daryl's out there!)

This is my PDA Daryl and this is my other PDA Daryl.....(ok, so maybe I'm the only one who thinks this is funny, but it is!!!)

[This message has been edited by LuckyChuck (edited 08-01-2000).]

Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 144

quote:

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Originally posted by b1lanceman:
guys, your visor is the equivalent of a girlfriend almost, they deserve names (i still havent told my gf i named her, shed probably freak out when i talk about Rachel in glowing terms) but nevertheless, you gotta name it

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Be careful ... girls can be _very_ jealous - even if it is only a piece of plastic and electronic parts. But I guess giving your Visor a girl's name would make it even worse.
Imagine answering to the question "What did you do yesterday? I called you and you said you don't want to go out because you do not feel so well..." and you spend the whole evening in bed reading ebooks or AvantGo on your Visor ... and you answer: "I spent the whole evening in bed with Rachel/Lisa/Susan/whatever_your_Visors_name_is 'reading'." I can imagine the reaction !

Sorry, this was way off topic, but I guess my fantasy was running a little wild...

... as always

Registered: Aug 2000
Location: Fredericksburg, VA USA
Posts: 3

My Visor is named "Smithers" after Mr. Burns' assistant on the Simpsons. I'm not sure if I'll become as dependent on my Smithers as Mr. Burns is on his...

decook

Registered: May 2000
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Posts: 194

my girlfriend understands my love for the visor... she hates it

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Posts: 253

See...it _is_ a guy thing!

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Queen of Parts

Registered: Jul 2000
Location:
Posts: 3034

quote:

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Originally posted by fixitgal:
See...it _is_ a guy thing!

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Unless you don't equate guy with male, I'd have to disagree. I don't consider a PDA anything like a girlfriend (or wife in my case). If others do, they've either got some potentially hot selling springboards that no one knows about, or they need to get out a bit more.

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"The mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work unless it's open." - Frank Zappa