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Subject: [Leica] You want to get a MAC for Post Processing?
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 18:30:12 +0100
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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
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> On 19 Dec 2015, at 18:05, Bill Nelsch <photobynelsch at gmail.com> wrote:
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> iMac
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> 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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>> 
>> 
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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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