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Old 10 October 2018, 18:59   #1
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Funny names for computers/consoles

I would like to know what funny names people have heard for computers/consoles.

I'll start off with one of my personal favourites: ZX Rectum.
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Old 10 October 2018, 19:12   #2
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Old 10 October 2018, 19:33   #3
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Old 11 October 2018, 09:09   #4
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I remember some kid at school who said he was going to design and build the Matador 64.
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Old 11 October 2018, 09:50   #5
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TRaSh 80!
Orac!
Zega!
Nintendont!
Hatari!
Commodore Vixxen!
Dreampast!
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Old 11 October 2018, 11:13   #7
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Orac!
As a non-native speaker of the English language, what is funny about the name of this Blake's Seven non-human character? :-)
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Old 11 October 2018, 12:11   #8
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As a non-native speaker of the English language, what is funny about the name of this Blake's Seven non-human character? :-)
Something in the sound like Oh Rack. It's better as a rack and similar.
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Remember when Nintendo were going to name a console after a bodily toilet function? What a blunder that would have been!
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Old 11 October 2018, 20:12   #11
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You can't say that in polite company!
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Too bad they didn't skip a planet for the Sega Saturn => Sega Uranus
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Yep, it's gonna be hard to beat that one.

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one done by a typo here: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=94702

CDTV => CCTV (you're being watched)
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I think we have a winner.
???? I dont get it.
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