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Subject: [Leica] You want to get a MAC for Post Processing?
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2015 11:35:43 -0600
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My Macs don't care what I call them. 

Leo Wesson
leowesson.com

> On Dec 19, 2015, at 11:30, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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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.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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> YNWA
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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:
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>>> 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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>>>> On 19 Dec 2015, at 17:40, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> 
>>>> wrote:
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>>>> 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
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>>>>> 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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