On Feb 1, 2012, at 10:12 PM, W.Adrian D'Alessio wrote: > In the old days Dan Knight would make sure no one called a Mac a MAC ! :) > > Somewhere in the user rules I think he lays out why.
I fondly remember my first MAC like it was yesterday...00:12:65:A4:BC:E8! MAC == Media Access Control aka ethernet hardware address (although my FW port, bluetooth and WiFi all have one too...it' is the unique identifier of your network interface. <http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/MAC-address> Mac == the computer we all know and love, which can have several MAC addresses :-) -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
