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Mo Retro

Posts 241
05 Dec 2017 22:26


What's in a name?
A lot of course! :)

As the release of the Vampire V4 Standalone approaches this means that the Apollo Team are becoming fathers of a wonderful and promising new born baby girl. That makes us, fans and users, the godfathers isn't it? :)
I suppose that the Amiga name is still trademarked and that we need a better name than standalone.
That's why I started a poll in the Vampire Accelerators Users Facebook group for a nice and meaningful name for our new baby girl.
I compiled a list of meaningful names, but everyone is free to add a new name of course:)

At the moment Lorraine is ahead :)

I invite everyone in this forum to vote for the name of his liking.

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Thierry Atheist

Posts 644
06 Dec 2017 04:49


Well, why isn't it called "Vampiress"?

I like someone's suggestion of making the "V" appear like the checkmark logo Amiga had.

v/Ampiress


Michal Warzecha

Posts 209
06 Dec 2017 08:29


Mo Retro wrote:

  At the moment Lorraine is ahead :)
 

Lorraine is ok name, but one Lorraine in Amiga history is enough. My proposition is Lorraine 2.0. Or something with mr. Pillow :)


Captain Zalo

Posts 71
06 Dec 2017 10:11


Vampy McBloodface

Jokes aside:
How's Khouri or Arilou?

The former from the novel Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds. The latter from the all-knowing alien race that resides in Star Control II's quasispace.


Chris Dennett

Posts 67
06 Dec 2017 10:20


This isn't an official poll, so ofc it won't be respected as the name of the product.


Mo Retro

Posts 241
06 Dec 2017 14:02


Chris Dennett wrote:

  This isn't an official poll, so ofc it won't be respected as the name of the product.
 

  You're right Chris but we are free to suggest one in the hope that Apollo would consider it :)
  Like we say in Dutch "Nee hebben we,ja kunnen we krijgen". Roughly translated in to English " No we already have, Yes we can get." I don't know if there's an equivalent idiom in English.
 


Djole Djole

Posts 35
06 Dec 2017 14:24


Mo Retro wrote:

Chris Dennett wrote:

  This isn't an official poll, so ofc it won't be respected as the name of the product.
 

  You're right Chris but we are free to suggest one in the hope that Apollo would consider it :)
  Like we say in Dutch "Nee hebben we,ja kunnen we krijgen". Roughly translated in to English " No we already have, Yes we can get." I don't know if there's an equivalent idiom in English.
 

Mootje :)

VAmiga :)



Vojin Vidanovic

Posts 770
06 Dec 2017 14:37


Chris Dennett wrote:

This isn't an official poll, so ofc it won't be respected as the name of the product.

Vampire name has established itself, has a proper meaning [of ressurecting Amiga from dead] and is copyright free, so I see no
reasons why product could not be simply labeled as what it is - a Vampire Standalone V4



Andrew Copland

Posts 113
06 Dec 2017 15:16


Vampiga


Sandro Barbagelata

Posts 2
06 Dec 2017 16:33


V9IWV

read that rotated by 180 deg


Nixus Minimax

Posts 416
06 Dec 2017 16:59


Sandro Barbagelata wrote:

V9IWV
 
  read that rotated by 180 deg

VWI@V ?

:o)



Niclas A
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 219
06 Dec 2017 18:10


Phoenix Nyx

Phoenix well duh!
Nyx: EXTERNAL LINK 


Mo Retro

Posts 241
06 Dec 2017 18:27


Niclas A wrote:

Phoenix Nyx
 
  Phoenix well duh!
  Nyx: EXTERNAL LINK 

Is this official then Nicolas? I have used in the past Phoenix as nickname for the Standalone. If the team choose this name then its well suited as the Amiga is rising from its ashes :)


Mo Retro

Posts 241
06 Dec 2017 18:28


Djole Djole wrote:

 
Mo Retro wrote:

 
Chris Dennett wrote:

    This isn't an official poll, so ofc it won't be respected as the name of the product.
   

    You're right Chris but we are free to suggest one in the hope that Apollo would consider it :)
    Like we say in Dutch "Nee hebben we,ja kunnen we krijgen". Roughly translated in to English " No we already have, Yes we can get." I don't know if there's an equivalent idiom in English.
   
 

 
  Mootje :)
 
 
  VAmiga :)
 
 

 
  I wonder who you are Djole :)
  Do I know you?
 


Djole Djole

Posts 35
07 Dec 2017 07:07


Mo Retro wrote:

Djole Djole wrote:

 
Mo Retro wrote:

   
Chris Dennett wrote:

      This isn't an official poll, so ofc it won't be respected as the name of the product.
     

      You're right Chris but we are free to suggest one in the hope that Apollo would consider it :)
      Like we say in Dutch "Nee hebben we,ja kunnen we krijgen". Roughly translated in to English " No we already have, Yes we can get." I don't know if there's an equivalent idiom in English.
     
   

   
    Mootje :)
   
   
    VAmiga :)
   
 

 
  I wonder who you are Djole :)
  Do I know you?
 

I am not sure, I am your ex countryman. Used to live in Rdam....



Chris H

Posts 65
07 Dec 2017 10:24


How about this:

Vmiga

:)


Mo Retro

Posts 241
07 Dec 2017 10:33


Djole Djole wrote:

Mo Retro wrote:

 
Djole Djole wrote:

   
    Mootje :)
   
   
    VAmiga :)
   
   

   
    I wonder who you are Djole :)
    Do I know you?
   
 

 
  I am not sure, I am your ex countryman. Used to live in Rdam....
 

Possibly, I live in Belgium.



Niclas A
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 219
07 Dec 2017 18:56


Mo Retro wrote:

Niclas A wrote:

  Phoenix Nyx
 
  Phoenix well duh!
  Nyx: EXTERNAL LINK   
 

  Is this official then Nicolas? I have used in the past Phoenix as nickname for the Standalone. If the team choose this name then its well suited as the Amiga is rising from its ashes :)

No no not official :D
I just like it.



Michael R

Posts 281
07 Dec 2017 20:38


Is that a bitwise rotation? Like chunky to planar conversion? So that Vampire V4 somehow = Amiga Reimplemented? I like it. Maybe we could include 68080 in there too.


Michael R

Posts 281
07 Dec 2017 20:41


I mentioned the name Phoenix sometime last year as well as a Working Name for the standalone. I even posted some photos of a FireBird, and there was some mention of it in Serbian Legends as a Rainbow Colored FireBird, much like the Amiga Checkmark Logo. The connections are all there, and I second that...Phoenix is a good name for an Apollo Accelerator.

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