Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Now I'm curious: Are they still known as Macintosh computers or are they more accurately now known as Apple computers? Enquiring Minds Want To Know! Happy Holidays, --Bob On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Frank Filippone <red735i at verizon.net> > wrote: > > Here is one person's opinion on what MAC Laptops are best/worst suited > for > > the job... > > Sometimes I hate to be that guy, but then I face up to the fact that I > *am* that guy - the guy who just can't let go of particular peeves. > > It's like a burr under my saddle when people write "MAC" when talking > about Macintosh computers. > > "PC" is correctly written "PC" (both letters capitalized) because it's > an acronym - each capital letter standing for a word, in this case the > words Personal Computer. > > Macintosh, on the other hand, shortens to "Mac" - only the first > letter capitalized. It's not an acronym, it's a shorter version of a > single word. > > The only commonly-referred-to technical thing properly written as > "MAC" (all caps) is Media Access Control, those personal physical > hardware addresses network devices have. > > Here ends the rant. You may go about your business. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >