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harrisjamieh · Feb 10, 2006, 02:23 PM

Incase you haven't noticed, since the into of the Intel Macs, Apples web site no longer lists any computer products as 'Macintosh', but they are now all 'Macs"

Just a little thing I noticed...

Dakar · Feb 10, 2006, 02:28 PM

It's not Federal Express anymore, either, its FedEx.

It's called marketing, and sometimes, it actually works.

hickey · Feb 10, 2006, 02:36 PM

reminds me of this: http://ebaumsworld.com/videos/nword.html

rickey939 · Feb 10, 2006, 02:54 PM

MACS are totally rad for graphics.®

himself · Feb 10, 2006, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by hickey

reminds me of this: http://ebaumsworld.com/videos/nword.html

That is so funny... on many different levels.

Kerrigan · Feb 10, 2006, 04:06 PM

KFC actually went back to Kentucky Fried Chicken recently.

Chuckit · Feb 10, 2006, 04:09 PM

Wasn't Steve the one who wanted to call it the Mouse Activated Computer?

goMac · Feb 10, 2006, 04:18 PM

Welcome to 2001. The term "Macintosh" was dropped with either the first or second G4 towers. It's been Mac ever since then.

harrisjamieh · Feb 10, 2006, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

Welcome to 2001. The term "Macintosh" was dropped with either the first or second G4 towers. It's been Mac ever since then.

No, until the introduction of the Intel macs, the Apple online store had on the left hand side, where it has all the short links to everything, computers listed under 'macintosh'. Now, however, they are listed under the headings "New Macs (Intel)", "Desktops (PowerPC)", and "Laptops (PowerPC)

Cubeoid · Feb 10, 2006, 04:28 PM

Kentucku Fired Chickens

goMac · Feb 10, 2006, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by harrisjamieh

No, until the introduction of the Intel macs, the Apple online store had on the left hand side, where it has all the short links to everything, computers listed under 'macintosh'. Now, however, they are listed under the headings "New Macs (Intel)", "Desktops (PowerPC)", and "Laptops (PowerPC)

Right. Officially the term Macintosh was dropped around 2001. The last product to use the term "Macintosh" was the "Power Macintosh G4". The gigabit ethernet G4 was referred to as the "Power Mac G4". This was the last product to ever use the term Macintosh.

Tomchu · Feb 10, 2006, 05:40 PM

Finder --> About Finder

"The Macintosh Desktop Experience" ;-)

greenamp · Feb 10, 2006, 06:55 PM

Originally Posted by rickey939

MACS are totally rad for graphics.®

I used a MAC in grade school back in 1988 and it SUCKED!111!!!! MACs are good for graphics though but that's ALL. One button mice are STUPID! I need 12 different button to serf the web MINIMUM.

SpaceMonkey · Feb 10, 2006, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by greenamp

I used a MAC in grade school back in 1988 and it SUCKED!111!!!! MACs are good for graphics though but that's ALL.

And I couldn't even play COUNTERSTRIKE on it!1!!!1

miacomet · Feb 10, 2006, 09:12 PM

Well at least nobody else owns the copyright to the name "Mac".

Stogieman · Feb 10, 2006, 09:35 PM

Bah! Who cares about CounterStrike? Duke Nukem Forever will be released soon!

Railroader · Feb 11, 2006, 12:10 AM

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

KFC actually went back to Kentucky Fried Chicken recently.

My theory: They did that because people accused them of not using "chicken" in the title because they believed they weren't using anything that could legally be called "chicken."

Or not.

But it is a good theory.

forkies · Feb 11, 2006, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by Tomchu

"The Macintosh Desktop Experience" ;-)

and quite the experience it is

mac-at-kearsarge · Feb 11, 2006, 12:41 AM

Originally Posted by Stogieman

Bah! Who cares about CounterStrike? Duke Nukem Forever will be released soon!

For me, it's 'Oregon Trail' or nothing!

moonmonkey · Feb 11, 2006, 03:33 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

My theory: They did that because people accused them of not using "chicken" in the title because they believed they weren't using anything that could legally be called "chicken."

Or not.

But it is a good theory.

About two years ago in bar I asked the the boss of KFC China why they changed the name, he claimed it was because if the "fried", I mentioned the theory about the chicken, he did not think I was very funny.

JoshuaZ · Feb 11, 2006, 04:13 AM

Originally Posted by mac-at-kearsarge

For me, it's 'Oregon Trail' or nothing!

Dude, its crystal quest or nothing for me.

baw · Feb 11, 2006, 05:06 AM

I love my MAC.

volcano · Feb 11, 2006, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by mac-at-kearsarge

For me, it's 'Oregon Trail' or nothing!

My middle school only used Macs and we had a sea of Ruby and Sage iMacs in every lab. I would play that game all the time.

In fact, I loved it so much that I purchased this tee-shirt a few months ago in honor of that game.

Long live Oregon Trail!

Railroader · Feb 11, 2006, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by moonmonkey

About two years ago in bar I asked the the boss of KFC China why they changed the name, he claimed it was because if the "fried", I mentioned the theory about the chicken, he did not think I was very funny.

I had heard the "fried" theory at one time too. It's probably closer to the truth.

Railroader · Feb 11, 2006, 03:52 PM

[echo]

tooki · Feb 11, 2006, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

My theory: They did that because people accused them of not using "chicken" in the title because they believed they weren't using anything that could legally be called "chicken."

Or not.

But it is a good theory.

Where is KFC going back to the full name? The website still refers to the contemporary restaurant as KFC.

tooki

moonmonkey · Feb 11, 2006, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by tooki

Where is KFC going back to the full name? The website still refers to the contemporary restaurant as KFC.

tooki

It would be crazy for them to do that in Asia, KFC works in all languages, "Kentucky fried Chicken" is gibberish for most of the worlds population.

slugslugslug · Feb 11, 2006, 08:37 PM

Snopes.com on KFC

Rolling Bones · Feb 11, 2006, 08:50 PM

"Granny Smith" forever!