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  • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Echo is another Amazon brand word, and Amazon, of course. Computer is so common of a word that nobody would ever want to change it to that.

    Also, Ziggy was the computer on Quantum Leap.

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      1 year ago

      Thanks for solving the “Ziggy” one for me! And I agree I feel like “Computer” was for elderly grandmas.

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        1 year ago

        “Computer” is most certainly meant for Star Trek fans. But yeah, it’s a pretty impractical choice