Re: Typing computer logos (was: Apple Computers-collector's items?)

[dastar@crl.com (Sam Ismail)]

Gaven Miller (gmiller@inca.co.nz) wrote:
: John  Bayko (bayko@BOREALIS.CS.UREGINA.CA) wrote:
: > Sam Ismail <dastar@crl7.crl.com> wrote:
: > >
: > >How about my Apple ///?  (the other mid 80s apple flop)

: >     This reminds me of something I always liked, the way computer
: > names or logos were typed so that they resemble the real thing:

: >     Apple ][ and ][+
: >     Apple //e
: >     (=  (Commodore 'chicken head' logo)
: >     IBM  (Well, on old monochrome CRTs the letters actually had lines)
: >     NeXT

: > Can anyone think of any other common ones?

: /|\  Atari.

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Actually, I always type my apple computer names properly.  When referring
to the Apple II line, I use two I's.  When referring specifically to the
Apple ][ and Apple ][+, I use the square brackets (as was displayed upon
booting up a ][ or ][+, but of course the ][+ just said "APPLE ][" and not
"APPLE ][+".  It's funny, I wonder who at Apple came up with the square
brackets?).  Then there is the Apple //e and Apple //c (the cases both
show the "//" and the //c shows "Apple //c" upon boot-up, as do the
enhanced //e's).  Hmmm.  The Apple /// shows the three slashes on the
case, as well as the Apple Monitor ///.  But I would have to pull my
/// out and boot it up to see what it says on the screen.

I hope you all enjoyed reading this useless thread.

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