Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!spoo From: spoo@utcsrgv.UUCP (Suk Lee) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Mac-names Message-ID: <3256@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 21:47:36 EST Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.3256 Posted: Thu Feb 9 21:47:36 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 03:53:22 EST References: <5401@decwrl.UUCP> <693@dciem.UUCP> Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 15 As explained in the February Byte, the MacIntosh is spelled that way because it was originally mis-spelled that way. The had meant to spell it McIntosh, but on some early documentation spelled it MacIntosh--and later decided to keep it that way. I don't believe that the name "McIntosh" is trademarked. The apples are named after the farmer who first started growing the famous apple tree (which he found on a portion of his Ontario farm). -- From the pooped paws of: Suk Lee ..!{decvax,linus,allegra,ihnp4}!utcsrgv!spoo