PC or Mac?

djchameleon · 04-01-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

But the "Mac vs. PC" debate is about hardware and software.

when people bring up the debate though they are mainly talking about the windows OS though.

No, need to really specify the differences between OS types.

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by s_k

Hey, trivia.
Does anyone here know why MacIntosh is called MacIntosh?
What does it refer to and, if you know that, why isn't it called McIntosh?

Wonder if anyone knows

Not sure. I always assumed it was a reference to the type of fruit. I never realized that it was spelled differently.

Freebase Dali · 04-01-2011, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

But the "Mac vs. PC" debate is about hardware and software.

That's all well and good. I was referring to the usage of the term "PC", and why it's actually correct usage when referring to IBM based architecture.

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

when people bring up the debate though they are mainly talking about the windows OS though.

Well if that's the case then the debate should be "MacOS vs. Windows".

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Freebase Dali

That's all well and good. I was referring to the usage of the term "PC", and why it's actually correct usage when referring to IBM based architecture.

Okay.

djchameleon · 04-01-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Well if that's the case then the debate should be "MacOS vs. Windows".

You should said that in the debate, they discuss hardware AND software.

but yes, most of the time the comparisons come down to Tiger OSX or whatever the MAC uses....I don't remember and Windows.

s_k · 04-01-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Not sure. I always assumed it was a reference to the type of fruit. I never realized that it was spelled differently.

Well you are right. It is a reference to the type of fruit.
But then there already was a brand called McIntosh.
A very nice brand too:

Would love to have one of those. But they're a lot more expensive than the one that's spelled with an a in it

.

So that's why they couldn't give it the name they wanted.

I hope they stop putting an i in front of everything by the way. iI iam igetting isick iof iit.

A friend of mine was with me while I was installing iWork on my e(!)Mac.
His comment: "iWork? iWork! No YOU work or I'll just buy myself a typewriter"

djchameleon · 04-01-2011, 04:04 PM

there is a brand of apples that are produced called Macintosh Apples and I'm pretty sure that's where they got the name....too bad I didn't pay attention and see the trivia question earlier.

s_k · 04-01-2011, 04:05 PM

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The apples are called McIntosh

**Janszoon** · 04-01-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

there is a brand of apples that are produced called Macintosh Apples and I'm pretty sure that's where they got the name....

I already said that.

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