Yeah, I think we found your root cause

[Broomjockey]

My main desktop is Orac.
My secondary desktop, used mainly for testing is Slave.
My laptop is Runnabout.

A Lemon-Ginger cookie for anyone who can name the sources for them all (especially the first two)


Eric the Grey

I know they're ships. Runnabout would be DS-9. Slave would be Star Wars. No clue about Orac though.

[Eric the Grey]

I know they're ships. Runnabout would be DS-9. Slave would be Star Wars. No clue about Orac though.

You've got the DS9 reference right, but you're way off on the other two.


Eric the Grey

[Broomjockey]

You've got the DS9 reference right, but you're way off on the other two.


Eric the Grey

Well, I'm off one *one* because I didn't even guess But I figured "Slave" would have been Jango/Boba Fett's ship. Care to give some clues?

[Ironclad Alibi]

I use sci-fi inspirations for my computer names as well.

My main desktop is Orac.
My secondary desktop, used mainly for testing is Slave.
My laptop is Runnabout.

A Lemon-Ginger cookie for anyone who can name the sources for them all (especially the first two)

Eric the Grey

Is Orac the computer from Blake's 7?

Slave - From Slave Ship by Frederick Pohl?

[Naaman]

Is Orac the computer from Blake's 7?

Slave - From Slave Ship by Frederick Pohl?

Slave could also be from Blakes 7, it was the name of the computer from the Scorpius (after they lost The Liberator)

[Eric the Grey]

Slave could also be from Blakes 7, it was the name of the computer from the Scorpius (after they lost The Liberator)

You get the cookie. Yea, both are from Blakes 7.



Eric the Grey