[Zero]

Hi guys,

You know that english is not my mother tongue. I'm trying to create a name for a fake (emulated) PDA. The name should sound vintage, which is a bit challenging for me (only natural english speakers can feel every nuance of a name).

Could you suggest some names please?

[Korrelan]

The usually had words like data, computer, personal, etc

DataBank
PDB - Personal Data Bank
PIDB – Personal intelligent data bank
IDB101 – Intelligent data bank
PIDO - Personal intelligent data organizer
PRIVY-O – Personal organiser
P-DOSS – Personal dossier
OGMA – Celtic mythology god of knowledge
LAO – God of wisdom
PROMETHEUS – Titan of forethought
METIS – Oceanid of wise council
TIWAS – Norse mythology known for great wisdom and knowledge
SAGA - Norse mythology known for great wisdom and knowledge
PRIV-PDO
MEMODOC
MEMDAT

Then just stick a few model/ version numbers on the end… PDB90, PIDO881, LAO100, etc.

 

[Zero]

You're my jesus! 

SAGA really sounds like the name of a big fat company. So it could be something like "Saga PDB90".

Thinking about it, SAGA actually is the name of a company. Too bad.

[Korrelan]

Cool... just don't try and nail me lol.

 

[Zero]

You'd come back 3 days later anyway <= due to physics laws local overriding

Thank you! I can already feel the vintage' flowing through my hungry veins!

EDIT:

And a year later, you come up with the PDB 90+ which has 32Kb of RAM instead of just 8Kb... wow man!

By the way, are you Celt, Korrelan?

[Korrelan]

My father is Welsh so I suppose I’m half Celt, probably the bottom half lol. 

I was born and live in Middle-earth… I mean England sorry… so easy to get the two confused.

 

[8pla.net]

personal digital assistant

[Zero]

The bottom half   

8pla.net, are you suggesting "PDA" as name for a PDA?

But yes, the notion of "assistant" could be present in the acronym, because this emulated PDA will have chatbot capabilities.

[Zero]

Would "Intelligent Life Assistant" sound strange to an english ear?

[Korrelan]

IMHO besides not sounding very vintage it sounds like it should be giving diet/ health/ relationship advice/ assistance.

 

[Zero]

Ok. Yeah, not a good idea

Saga IDO 90+ for "Intelligent Data Organizer" should work, right?

You can't imagine how much you're helping me, my sweet half-celt! When you have a project you care about, not being able to name it properly is frustrating.   

[8pla.net]

"Intelligent Life Assistant" sounds original.

[Zero]

Yes, thank you. I also thought it was original, but since it carries unwanted meanings (the PDA won't give diet/health advices), it doesn't fit so well.

Or maybe "Intelligent Life Organizer".

[Korrelan]

'Intelligent life assistant' has strong connotations with 'life coach'.

It's the word 'life' that is not normally associated with any kind of digital computer/ organiser/ assistant.

This is just my take of course...

 

[Zero]

Ok. No word "life", then.