VOGONS


First post, by Muz

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Do you remember what was your computer name and registered owner for retro PC? I mean when Windows 9x (95, 98), was first released and inside your home. I don't remember mine though.

Reply 1 of 9, by Dragon Caesar

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Honestly don't remember the computer name, but the registered owner was the name of the local computer shop where it came from. I wonder if that was standard practice back then.

Reply 2 of 9, by AlaricD

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Muz wrote:

Do you remember what was your computer name and registered owner for retro PC?

Yes.

Reply 4 of 9, by SirNickity

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Hey Siri - turn off

Reply 5 of 9, by keenmaster486

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Donald J. Trump
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.

hostname: trumprulez

Not really sure who that guy was but for some reason his computer was 24K gold plated.

World's foremost 486 enjoyer.

Reply 6 of 9, by Cobra42898

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Great, now we have either the world's first forgetful AI, or the one which doesn't stay within the three Asimov laws.

Mine was name: whatsabot
Owner: imnotabot

Searching for Epson Actiontower 3000 486 PC.

Reply 8 of 9, by JonathonWyble

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Oh gosh, here we go again!

Up next:
"When I take a bath, how hot should water be?"
Muz
"What should I make for lunch?"
Muz
That's all coming up next, only on MuzTV.

Anyway, I'd never share the names of my computers, whether they're old or new, for security reasons. Haha!

1998 Pentium II build

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