11-11-2019, 12:53 PM
After my workstation got the name Sigma, my laptops have ended up being named after other Megaman X characters.
- The PowerBook G3 that I retired about a decade ago was named Iris, after Zero's poorly-written doomed girlfriend from X4.
- The Thinkpad T60p that replaced it is Axl, after the controversial third playable character added in X7.
- The PineBook Pro that will replace the Thinkpad is Dynamo, after the mercenary from X5 and X6.
My siblings and friends, who replace their computers much more often, already took X and Zero and Alia and Palette and Layer and Double and Signas and even Gate... honestly I can't think of any other character by name who isn't a Maverick or one of the various human Doctors... I guess my next laptop will have to be named either Vile or Vava. :\
Bonus round: my latest round of SBCs have been named after Transformers. The Raspberry Pi 3B+ that someone gave me started with the name Knockout. It was an unstable, unreliable platform for what I wanted to do, so I ended up getting a ROCKPro64 and transferring the software (and the name) over. The Pi got relegated to much lighter duty and took the name Breakdown, which is not only the name of Knockout's closest friend but also a description of what the Pi spent most of its time doing...
- The PowerBook G3 that I retired about a decade ago was named Iris, after Zero's poorly-written doomed girlfriend from X4.
- The Thinkpad T60p that replaced it is Axl, after the controversial third playable character added in X7.
- The PineBook Pro that will replace the Thinkpad is Dynamo, after the mercenary from X5 and X6.
My siblings and friends, who replace their computers much more often, already took X and Zero and Alia and Palette and Layer and Double and Signas and even Gate... honestly I can't think of any other character by name who isn't a Maverick or one of the various human Doctors... I guess my next laptop will have to be named either Vile or Vava. :\
Bonus round: my latest round of SBCs have been named after Transformers. The Raspberry Pi 3B+ that someone gave me started with the name Knockout. It was an unstable, unreliable platform for what I wanted to do, so I ended up getting a ROCKPro64 and transferring the software (and the name) over. The Pi got relegated to much lighter duty and took the name Breakdown, which is not only the name of Knockout's closest friend but also a description of what the Pi spent most of its time doing...
