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From: khayo@sonia.cs.ucla.edu (Erazm J. Behr)
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Subject: Re: McIntosh <=> MacIntosh
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Date: Sat, 22-Aug-87 02:20:23 EDT
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Bryce Nesbitt writes:
>><<Stuff about my computer versus yours deleted>>
>>
>>...an Apple McIntosh... (where did they ever come up with MacIntosh
>>anyway? Is the spelling of the edible type of apple copyrighted? :-)
>
>I've seen an early "Mac" description that said "McIntosh" (McIntosh, as
>in the edible apple)  since this later changed to "MacIntosh" (As in
>the raincoat), one must wonder.  Apple computer selling Apples, yes.
>Raincoats, no.
>The rumor I heard (rumor, now, not fact) was that someone at Apple
>misstyped McIntosh and it ended up sticking.  Hi... I own a "Mc". :-)

   An important reason for switching was (I think, I'm an outsider...)
the possible trademark conflict with McIntosh Laboratories, makers of
high-end audio stuff. Most every official Apple publication mentioning
the Mac has a notice on the copyright page saying "McIntosh is a ..." -
take a look at IM, for instance. This is in spite of the name change;
if they are so polite about such a detail, I wonder why they didn't sue
the **** out of Microsoft for copying their interface in a blatant way
(but then again, it must be fun to be able to say in an ad: "IBM finally
started using a pointing device - aka mouse - 6 years after we put balls
into them.)
   Sorry about the above, but since there is no comp.mac.gossip ...
                                         Eric Behr

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I'm sick & tired of editing my incorrect address in the header.
The *correct* one is khayo@MATH.UCLA.EDU; I have no connection
with the CS Department, except that we breathe the same smog.