Naming Computers [was: A Momentous Decision]

From: JP Hindin <jplist_at_kiwigeek.com>
Date: Wed Oct 23 15:02:46 2002

On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, J.C. Wren wrote:
> All this talk of naming systems has made me realize just how boring the
> names of my machines at home are. So, I think I shall rename all mine after

I can appreciate that sentiment, I've been thinking the same thing...
My PC workstation is 'Rosetta', where it came from I'm not even sure
anymore, which shows you its lack of importance.
The wifes Windows machine is condescendingly named 'Winbox'.
And most of my other machines are named precisely what they are, 'indy',
'indigo', 'sparc1'... Boring, no? :P

There are three exceptions.
The first is the Sun 386i which must have been auctioned in a lot at one
point, and each part (Monitor, chassis, keyboard, box of cables, box of
media, etc) had a number like "1 of 8", "2 of 8" on it... The Chassis has
"3 of 8" and, with deference to Jeri Ryan (Rrrowr), became "3of8".

The other is my Sun 4/470 SparcServer unit, which I acquired from an ISP,
that was already named - Shemal.
And I have absolutely no clue what in the heck a Shemal is, apart from
being spelt frightfully close to "SheMale" - but given it was the primary
WWW/FTP/Mail server of the ISP, I find that like unlikely...
It's sister machine, a 4/260, I also have - atlantis.
If anyone has any clues what Shemal might be in reference to, I'd love to
know ;P

JP
Received on Wed Oct 23 2002 - 15:02:46 BST