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[taejavu]

Since Apple Silicon debuted, I've been naming my machines after early computers. My M1 Macbook Air was named "Eniac" and my M3 Max Macbook Pro is named "Whirlwind". Also, not exactly the same but my phone is named "Memex", which I think is both cute and appropriate.

[m463 → taejavu]

You could do that, with fictional computers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_computers

Of course "The Government Machine" or "The Mechanical Brain" have spaces in the name, which is kind of annoying unless you run macos. :)