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Re:Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic... by LeoPanthera on Friday January 19, 2024 @11:01AM (#39056972)
Ha. My entire career I've named (almost) every program I've ever written something-tron, or more usually, something-o-tron. (Sometimes suffixed with "2000" or "3000" depending on how cool it is.)

I guess this means I really am old now.

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Re:Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic... by steve1977 on Friday January 19, 2024 @11:44AM (#39057515)
gpt-o-tron 3000…
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Re:Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic... by hawkesnest on Friday January 19, 2024 @01:53PM (#39059462)
I expect the modern equivalent would be "-inator" as a suffix.
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Re:Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic... by xg15 on Friday January 19, 2024 @04:41PM (#39061588)
To boost your Perry the Platypus streed cred, definitely.
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Re:Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic... by euroderf on Friday January 19, 2024 @03:57PM (#39061064)
Andrétron 3000
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Re:Why did words that end in "tron" once sound so futuristic... by lagrange77 on Friday January 19, 2024 @04:49PM (#39061693)
:D Reminds me of my (very cool) Taskmaster 3000 program.
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