Re: Apple II with ProTERM 3.1 OS X/Unix Serial Terminal

["Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 
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>An acronym is formed from initial characters of a multi-word term, as 
>Merriam-Webster's example makes clear-- like "FBI".

Well that clears that up for me. I will be able to sleep better now:)

>"Abbreviation" is a more encompassing term describing any shortened form of 
>a term, including acronyms and nicknames (like "Chevy").

And "PowerBook, MacBook, Mac mini, LaserWriter, Power Mac with a space, 
MacBook Pro with a space, and Mac Pro with a space" have little to do with 
netiquette and more to do with marketing "The Macintosh World Wide Web 
Deception":) as does shillish insistence on the use of Apple-Politick case 
in product names when the meaning is baitingly clear and shouts loudly from 
the missive:)

>"Mac" is a nickname, and, like many nicknames, can be considered to be 
>slang.  But I'm sure that Apple considers it to be an alternate form of 
>their trademarked computer name, since they use it all the time in 
>advertising.

Although lately Apple have used Polish Notation (not reverse Polish 
Notation) for their product nomenclature, suggesting that the user can do 
something using their stuff. Recent examples of their spamVertising in 
myDeleted items folder include "iMac, iPhone, iPod". Well since iMaPc and 
iDon't and iTook the iPod that iGot for Christmas at our company Christmas 
party last year and iExchanged it for two 22 inch LG LCD Monitors, one for 
mySelf and one for myWife. This year iWill exchange whatever iGot for a 26" 
LCD TV for ourBedroom.

iMac-iPhone-iPod  naming and fun with counterpoint mangling as an aside, 
iThink iMade the right choice between iMexpensive and eyesCansee:) These 
progressive lenses appreciate a little more Real Esate for their money and 
sticking a cell phone against myNose is not an acceptable solution except 
when necessary.

>"MAC" is just as improper as "CHEVY", or as proper, depending on the 
>availability of lower case or your need to rationalize.  ;-)

Well said.

>Why not just stop defending a deprecated (and practically irrelevant) 
>usage?

The view from the top says Mr. Obama should heed this last comment when it 
comes to things like CHEVY iThink:)

The Mac itself like other old computers may not be considered deprecated by 
those of us who marvelled at the stupidity of Apple in not making wonderful 
computers with 68000 processors compatible with the inexpensive VGA monitors 
of the day as we watched our Berkely After-Dark Screensavers in Black and 
White and tried to explain to our designers why a console application might 
be useful. I quickly abandoned Think C and embraced the less Parc-like but 
infinitely more colourful and inclusive path of Mother Micro$oft's Money 
Machine for the Masses but always wondered about all this.  APDA indeed!

>Certainly we all make mistakes--I sure do. (Many might agree that this post 
>is one of them!  ;-)

However, it does lend an element of authority to an otherwise pointless and 
wildly OT discussion.

>"De gustibus ain't what dey used to be!"

I'm sure we can all agree on this.

Bill