The Naming of Computers, Part Deux

[khaosworks]

Thanks to all who put in their suggestions. Based on the various candidates (some of which came through my Facebook page), the new MacBook Pro, which I purchased today — 15" widescreen, 2.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HD, 128MB RAM graphics card — has been christened Callisto, which means "most beautiful" in Greek.

It was pretty much a toss-up between Cassiopeia and Callisto, but when I laid my hands on the box, Callisto seemed more appropriate. In a way, I like to let my possessions name themselves.

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new laptopishness

[happyfunpaul.livejournal.com]

Well, hey, congratulations! I just purchased a laptop yesterday, myself, although I only got a regular MacBook (the mid-level one, with a DVD burner and 120GB HD). Naming mine was easy, however, because all my computers are named "Boojum". This one is "Boojum7". Yeah, not too much creativity there.

"Callisto" is easier to spell than "Cassiopeia", I note. :-)

[sdorn.livejournal.com]

Not sure where my suggestion for Xena went (couldn't find it in LJ or FB), but I guess Callisto is the next best thing.