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Although the article doesn't mention the rationale, I imagine the "Rock Lobster" moniker was chosen to follow Lorraine because "Quiche Lorraine" was another (al
by Amorymeltzer 11y ago
Although the article doesn't mention the rationale, I imagine the "Rock Lobster" moniker was chosen to follow Lorraine because "Quiche Lorraine" was another (albeit later) B-52's song.
- ZenoArrow 11y agoQuite possible, but it's worth pointing out that Lorraine was named after the wife of David Morse, who was the CEO of Amiga Inc.
- vidarh 11y agoHere's more on the naming [1] of subsequent boards. Nothing to indicate whether or not George Robbins made the connection with "Lorraine", though. Worth noting that the initial codename for the A500 was B52, though. Apparently Rock Lobster came later. [1] http://www.amigahistory.plus.com/b52board.html http://www.amigahistory.plus.com/b52board.html