[Leica] You want to get a MAC for Post Processing?

Bill Nelsch photobynelsch at gmail.com
Sat Dec 19 09:05:55 PST 2015


iMac

On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 9:55 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> I have not heard anyone refer to them other than “Mac” for several years.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> > On 19 Dec 2015, at 17:40, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Now I'm curious:  Are they still known as Macintosh computers or are they
> > more accurately now known as Apple computers?
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> > Enquiring Minds Want To Know!
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> > Happy Holidays,
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> > --Bob
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> > On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 1:02 AM, Jeff Moore <jbmmllug at jbm.org> wrote:
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> >> 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.
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> >> It's like a burr under my saddle when people write "MAC" when talking
> >> about Macintosh computers.
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> >> "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.
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> >> 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
> >>
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