APPLEVISION Monitor

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Mon May 6 23:48:04 2002

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc_at_conman.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: APPLEVISION Monitor


> It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
> >
> > so ... what conclusion should one draw from this? When the Apple guys
spelled
> > it differently, what did they change?
>
> The apple you eat is a McIntosh (no `a', `I' capitalized) and is named
> after the farmer that first grew them. The Apple you compute on is the
> Macintosh (includes `a', the `i' is not capitalized).
>
> Why Apple Computer changed the spelling, I don't know.
>
> -spc (Maybe to please some lawyers or something ... )

A Macintosh is also Pommiespeak for a type of raincoat. You may draw your
own conclusions.

Cheers

Geoff in Oz
Received on Mon May 06 2002 - 23:48:04 BST