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DekuDekuplex · May 23, 2003, 01:43 PM

Some users seem to be attaching nicknames to their PowerBooks.

For example, mgehman on the thread "Topic: Problems with my brand new 17" called his 17-inch PowerBook "BigAl."

Any preferences for nicknames for the 12-inch PowerBook? Let's take a poll.

DekuDekuplex

Kenstee · May 23, 2003, 01:56 PM

Any preferences for nicknames for the 12-inch PowerBook?

FryBook, HeatBook, OvenBook or HotBook may be most descriptive

wanderlust · May 23, 2003, 01:59 PM

YAOBook! As opposed to the AlBook (referring to Apple commercial with Mini-me and YAO in the plane)

or

Lil' Al

Angus_D · May 23, 2003, 03:28 PM

My AlBook's hostname is "spiffy", because that's just what it is.

Rubens · May 23, 2003, 03:42 PM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
My AlBook's hostname is "spiffy", because that's just what it is.

Spiffy ! ! ! ! I didn't think anyone in the UK still used words like that ! Dork ! Tally ho...what what..... chocks away!

GlobalNomad · May 23, 2003, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by wanderlust:
YAOBook!

Heh thats a good one.
However some people in Brisbane Australia have call it 'mini me'.

Leonis · May 23, 2003, 06:02 PM

I would like Mini-Me

Nicko · May 23, 2003, 06:29 PM

Originally posted by Leonis:
I would like Mini-Me

WE HAVE A WINNER!!

AlbertWu · May 23, 2003, 11:23 PM

"Small"

Dubloseven · May 23, 2003, 11:36 PM

do you have something going for steve jobs?

half of your ideas involve his name in some way! it would be like calling a windows laptop "lil bill gates". somehow it just doesnt work for me.

i'm sticking with yaobook, as it says in my profile

Angus_D · May 24, 2003, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by Rubens:
Spiffy ! ! ! ! I didn't think anyone in the UK still used words like that ! Dork ! Tally ho...what what..... chocks away!

I only use it tongue in cheek, for amusement value. Obviously we don't share the same sense of humour.

eevyl · May 24, 2003, 05:46 PM

My 12" little beast is called GeorgeBook.

It has some history. My desktop PowerMac G4 (a 400 Mhz sawtooth) was in fact my fourth Mac, and my name in English is George. So my PowerMac is called GeorgeFour, or simply G4

When I recently bought the PowerBook G4 12", well, it just have to be called GeorgeBook

SOLIDAge · May 24, 2003, 06:12 PM

i just call it my "al"

mgehman · May 24, 2003, 06:25 PM

Originally posted by DekuDekuplex:
Some users seem to be attaching nicknames to their PowerBooks.

For example, mgehman on the thread "Topic: Problems with my brand new 17" called his 17-inch PowerBook "BigAl."

Any preferences for nicknames for the 12-inch PowerBook? Let's take a poll.

DekuDekuplex

Mini-me

DekuDekuplex · May 27, 2003, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by Dubloseven:
do you have something going for steve jobs?

half of your ideas involve his name in some way! it would be like calling a windows laptop "lil bill gates". somehow it just doesnt work for me.

i'm sticking with yaobook, as it says in my profile

I don't quite see why "Stevie Wonder" reminds you of Steve Jobs.

To me, it rings of a famous singer.

Also, it's not really the same. Bill Gates doesn't manufacture laptops; he just makes the OS. But every Mac these days is ultimately rolled out by Steve Jobs. He is an icon for Mac's; the green $-Bill isn't for Wintel laptops; besides, it would be silly naming a laptop just for the OS.

I was trying to be tongue-in-cheek. You probably have a different sense of humor.

DekuDekuplex

n_lim · May 27, 2003, 04:45 PM

another vote for yao-book

neon_duke · May 28, 2003, 11:37 AM

Yeah, YaoBook is what we've been calling the 12-inchers. Of course, we 17-inch owners also refer to them as "Shorty".