Help Me Name My New Computer
A few weeks ago, The Beast died. The Beast was my first desktop PC I bought when I moved out of home. He had done me well over the last few years, but in the days leading up to his death, I could tell it was time to move on. He was struggling to perform simple tasks and really, really struggled when I asked him to do something complicated like creating graphics or making movies. Last week, I placed an order for a new machine. I wanted to make sure that everything inside the box would cope with the work out I wanted to give it. I paid so much attention to the insides, that I didn’t really put any consideration into what it would look like.
I didn’t expect something that would be at home on a Formula 1 race track. When I opened up the packaging to find this bright red beauty, I was a very happy man. Yes, red computers do go faster.
The packaging on this baby says: “Unique race car design. Utilizing an advanced spray-painting process usually reserved for high performance automobiles, the F430’s plastic is redered in the high gloss of metallic automobile paint, express the spirit of cutting-edge racecar design!”
Here’s my problem. Before the computer arrived, I was all set to call him ORAC, named after the computer in Blake’s 7. However, after opening him up, he doesn’t look like an ORAC. I need suggestions for a name. Any ideas?
Pop Culture Christ 
Roary!!
how do I make the connection you may ask??
Well….Roary the racecar is a children\’s television show. Racecar\’s are usually red, because apparently red cars go faster, and the computer is red. So, thus, therefore, ipsofacto, Roary!! :)
Michael.
Like Michael Schumacher.
Holly
Marvin
Trogdor the Burninator
Gandalf
Face-ender
Why Gandalf? It is neither gray nor white
With something that red, how could you not go a Superman reference?
But Superman is mostly blue. I have been thinking of Red Tornado, who is a robot superhero.
It’s red. It’s electronical.
How could it be anything but Optimus?
Ooooh, I like the idea of Optimus Prime. Would it transform into a robot, or is this his robot mode and he would transform into something else?
Install windows 7 on him and he’ll transform into something faster.
I vote for Optimus Secundus
He’s never going to be as cool as Prime.
Flash is also very red. Implies fastness of CPU too.
Red rum?
Before he was Primed he was just a humble archivist.
How ’bout Edom?
Why Edom?
Edom is Hebrew for Red. Issac’s brother was named for his colouring.
But I don’t want God to hate my computer
Put some red n blue flashing lights on it, and turn it into a racing fire engine. Doesn’t help with the name I know.
I was thinking it needed some kind of decal on the side
honestly Joel, from all the feedback it’s obvious – he does look a bit like Optimus Prime – a bit more blue here and there … almost there. Or you can deck your machine out to look like this – your very own optimus prime desktop http://www.geekologie.com/2007/08/optimus_prime_computer_case.php
Even better than Optimus…
RODIMUS PRIME!
He’s more red, even faster, and I can change my Windows login sound to “You’ve Got The Touch” from the original Transformers movie
“Why Gandalf? It is neither gray nor white”
Why not Gandalf? Its a clever little computer, innit? And does it not have “You shall not pass” Virus protection?
Alex ‘The’ Kid
how about Fez?
It’s red, so there’s a hint of red russia there, along with Fez being a terrible shortening of Ferrari.
And it’s simple. And you can tell people that it’s a secret acronym for something, but never tell them what :)
How about OL’ Red. I know it is new but that name makes you think it is your close friend, you know, someone you have known for a while.