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

Sonny Carter sonc.hegr at gmail.com
Sat Dec 19 16:43:32 PST 2015


Macintel


On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote:

> My Macs don't care what I call them.
>
> Leo Wesson
> leowesson.com
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> > On Dec 19, 2015, at 11:30, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
> >
> > Sure, I have one of those (I am typing on it now). But that is still a
> Mac, not an “Apple”. As is my Macbook Air.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
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> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
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> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> > YNWA
> >
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> >> On 19 Dec 2015, at 18:05, Bill Nelsch <photobynelsch at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Nathan
> >>>
> >>> Nathan Wajsman
> >>> Alicante, Spain
> >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> >>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
> >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
> >>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog:
> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <
> >>> http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
> >>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
> >>> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> >>> YNWA
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>>> On 19 Dec 2015, at 17:40, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> 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
> >>>>>
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