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Where did the name "Beamdog" come from?

HaHaCharadeHaHaCharade Member Posts: 1,644
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Is it Scotty's dog from Star Trek or something? I Wiki'ed it and didn't find anything. Checked the FAQ on the Beamdog site too. Why do I care? That I don't know. Curiosity.

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  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    Just a guess, but I think it's a play off of Camdawg, which is the co-founder's screen name.
  • DeeDee Member Posts: 10,447
    @Camdawg's not Cameron Tofer's screen name. That's a different bloke. ;)
  • MortiannaMortianna Member Posts: 1,356
    @Aosaw Well, that clears that up. I always assumed they were the same. (. .)
  • MoomintrollMoomintroll Member Posts: 1,498
    Beamdog could be Scotty from the Gangsta version of Star Trek.
  • CheesebellyCheesebelly Member Posts: 1,727
    Well, their logo's final drawing looks both like a star with beams as well as a dog's collar... :P
  • gesellegeselle Member Posts: 325
    Cheesebelly said:

    Well, their logo's final drawing looks both like a star with beams as well as a dog's collar... :P

    A long night full of beer comes to mind

  • GilgalahadGilgalahad Member Posts: 237
    Does it perhaps have to with the Canis Majoris? The dog star?
  • bigdogchrisbigdogchris Member Posts: 1,336
    Thinking about the type of technology they use, where the game is downloaded in a ready to play state, I think it's derived from that; beamed to you, ready to play.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    maybe it's a shortened version of "be a mad dog"?
  • Kitteh_On_A_CloudKitteh_On_A_Cloud Member Posts: 1,629
    @ajwz: Heeyy, that doesn't sound all too bad an explanation! Very creative and plausible too. :)
  • NathanNathan Member Posts: 1,007
    So you got this internet thing where it's like - zap, you have yourself a game. Perhaps you could say it was beamed on to your computer.

    and a dog is a wonderful companion, no? ;)
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    Yo dog, I heard you like to beam, so I put a beam in your dog so you can dog while you beam.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    Maybe search the reddit AMA to see if this was asked/answered?
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