Red Fruits, Italian Heroes,Penguins, and Texan Bones

摘要

Ever since Steve Wozniak assembled a 6502 based microprocessor system, and Steve Jobs literally created a market for it, we techno-inclined folks have delighted in creating and hearing product names with a disarming, if not charming, ring: apple, raspberry, acorn, penguin, Captain Zilog, KIM, Junior. I'm convinced a good number of the names given to microprocessor systems and platforms from the early days of computing have helped significantly to unnerdify the craft of programming and staring at command lines for hours on a 15-inch CRT screen propped up by pizza boxes.