>Thank you, Drew! I've been wondering what some of these appelations >actually referred to for quite some time. Odd (or is it) that "M2" and >"Cooper" seem to have gone the way of the ivorybilled woodpecker, while >"Kanga" and so forth flourish. But another bit of idle curiosity: do these >names *mean* anything? Wallstreet and Lombard don't seem too far off the >wall, but Kanga (!) (as in Roo?) and Pismo (the clam or the beach?). Also >"Bondi" which AFAIK in normal-speak refers to another beach, but Apple has >co-opted not only for a model but also for a color. > >TIA from the idly curious, >Victoria
Oops, did I say "Cooper" for the 3400? I meant "Hooper!" ;-) i just cruised over to AppleInsider; most of the stuff that was there before the change of ownership last year seems to be 404 now. The Apple Museum has a nice list, though <http://www.theapplemuseum.com/index.php?id=tam&page=codenames> As for code name significance, some of them do have a meaning. Early Apples were named after Steve Jobs' children (well, that's what I've heard). The Lisa, since it was a not-really-Mac, and Not-An-Apple, was named "Lisa" after (purportedly) Steve's illegitimate daughter. The case for the 8600/9600/G3 series was named "Outrigger" after the way it folded out, but their motherboards were called something else (like Kansas & Gossamer) Wallstreet, I thought, was supposed to refer to the new gussied up G3 case (looks sort of like a nice suit or tux). As in, it would be presentable on Wallstreet. Could be wrong about that one though. Machines such as the Bondi iMac are indeed named after places in California. The Bondi iMac being named after a beach, or more accurately the color of the water at that beach (supposedly the same as the color of the plastics). I've heard Lombard is a street in San Francisco - the name being used to convey an analogy between the curves in the PowerBook and the curves in the street. Pismo, I believe, was also named after a beach. Earlier machines I don't really know about. Except that the Blackbird name is supposed to provide an analogy with the SR-71 Blackbird (SR-71 was also used as a code name) similar to the Lombard's reference. I thought Epic was supposed to reflect the changes to the new display (bigger, better quality) over the 5300, but I could be wrong there. Apple had been using wines as the code name for their upcoming OS X (post X.2) software, but after Jaguar became so popular in the news, the marketting department co-opted the code names, used Jaguar on the actual shipping product, and changed upcoming names to things like "Panther." Peace, Drew -- Author of ClassicStumbler email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> web: <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/> Want to know if your neighbor has Wi-Fi? Find out with ClassicStumbler! <http://homepage.mac.com/alk/classicstumbler/> -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
