Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!decvax!decwrl!daemon From: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Mac-names Message-ID: <5401@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Feb-84 10:09:56 EST Article-I.D.: decwrl.5401 Posted: Fri Feb 3 10:09:56 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 07:33:16 EST Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Western Research Lab, Los Altos, CA Lines: 17 From: topcat::lamia (Walt Lamia MKO1-1/A11 264-7772) I view of Apple's use of the Mac{name_of_program} naming convention, I wonder if there might be some conflict with that other purveyor of Mac's, the redoubtable MacDonald's chain. There have often been jesting references to MacDonald's getting into the information vending business, but I wonder if they haven't given it some serious thought. Anyway, wouldn't it be interesting if there developed a trademark war over the user of the "Mac*" appellation? "I think I feel a Big Mac[*.*;*] attack coming..." Walter Lamia UUCP: ...{decvax,allegra,ucbvax}!decwrl!rhea!topcat!lamia ARPA: decwrl!rhea!topcat!lamia@SU-Shasta