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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Computer names (was Re: What's ST mean?)
Message-ID: <8128@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 9 Oct 89 23:50:08 GMT
References: <1112@nigel.udel.EDU>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <1112@nigel.udel.EDU>, C503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu (Baird McIntosh) says:

>             The Apple Macintosh--  Shouldn't that be 'Macintosh Apple'?
>                                    Is Apple trying to increase the world's
>                                    awareness of a specific type of apple and/or
>                                    fruits in general?

It should actually be The Apple McIntosh, named for John McIntosh, the inventor
of the red apple that bears his name. A Macintosh or Mackintosh is a rubberized 
raincoat, named for its inventor, Charles Macintosh.

>  # Baird McIntosh  "...Why do people choose to live their lives...this way?"  #
>  # INTERNET: c503719@umcvmb.missouri.edu <-or-> BITNET: c503719@umcvmb.bitnet #

           ^^^^^^^^
But you should know all of this! :-) :-) :-)
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