Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/18

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Subject: [Leica] You want to get a MAC for Post Processing?
From: jbmmllug at jbm.org (Jeff Moore)
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 02:02:04 -0500
References: <003101d1399f$9866eb00$c934c100$@verizon.net>
 
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
Replies: Reply from robertbaron1 at gmail.com (Robert Baron) ([Leica] You want to get a MAC for Post Processing?)
 In reply to: Message from red735i at verizon.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] You want to get a MAC for Post Processing?)