6 May
2002
6 May
'02
9:19 a.m.
<pedantic>My dictionary says John McIntosh discovered a late-maturing
variety of red apple in Ontario in 1796. Said variety of apple is now named
for him. Apple Computer chose a different spelling to name a line of their
computers to play on the word "apple", but to be different.</pedantic
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris [mailto:mythtech@mac.com]
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:33 PM
To: Classic Computer
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor
It's spelled WITH the 'a' in it at the
grocery store ... they are a mite
tart,
but make decent pie ...
Humm... I'll have to check that if I go to the store tonight, I could
have sworn they list them as McIntosh Apples on the shelf tag and the
little annoying fruit stickers stuck on them.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
6 May
6 May
9:40 a.m.
so ... what conclusion should one draw from this? When the Apple guys spelled
it differently, what did they change?
Maybe we can put some of this stuff to rest ... for now.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Feldman, Robert" <Robert_Feldman(a)jdedwards.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:19 PM
Subject: RE: APPLEVISION Monitor
<pedantic>My dictionary says John McIntosh
discovered a late-maturing
variety of red apple in Ontario in 1796. Said variety of apple is now named
for him. Apple Computer chose a different spelling to name a line of their
computers to play on the word "apple", but to be different.</pedantic
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris [mailto:mythtech@mac.com]
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 3:33 PM
To: Classic Computer
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor
It's spelled WITH the 'a' in it at the
grocery store ... they are a mite
tart,
but make decent pie ...
Humm... I'll have to check that if I go to the store tonight, I could
have sworn they list them as McIntosh Apples on the shelf tag and the
little annoying fruit stickers stuck on them.
-chris
<http://www.mythtech.net>
4:16 p.m.
It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
so ... what conclusion should one draw from this? When the Apple guys spelled
it differently, what did they change?
The apple you eat is a McIntosh (no `a', `I' capitalized) and is named
after the farmer that first grew them. The Apple you compute on is the
Macintosh (includes `a', the `i' is not capitalized).
Why Apple Computer changed the spelling, I don't know.
-spc (Maybe to please some lawyers or something ... )
4:48 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc(a)conman.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor
A Macintosh is also Pommiespeak for a type of raincoat. You may draw your
own conclusions.
Cheers
Geoff in Oz
It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once
stated:
>
> so ... what conclusion should one draw from this? When the Apple guys
spelled
it
differently, what did they change?
The apple you eat is a McIntosh (no `a', `I' capitalized) and is named
after the farmer that first grew them. The Apple you compute on is the
Macintosh (includes `a', the `i' is not capitalized).
Why Apple Computer changed the spelling, I don't know.
-spc (Maybe to please some lawyers or something ... )
5:31 p.m.
OK so it's Macintosh, then, right?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc(a)conman.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor
It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once
stated:
>
> so ... what conclusion should one draw from this? When the Apple guys
spelled
it
differently, what did they change?
The apple you eat is a McIntosh (no `a', `I' capitalized) and is named
after the farmer that first grew them. The Apple you compute on is the
Macintosh (includes `a', the `i' is not capitalized).
Why Apple Computer changed the spelling, I don't know.
-spc (Maybe to please some lawyers or something ... )
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