Drew wrote: > 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.
Bondi Beach was in Australia the last I heard: maybe Steve Jobs had an vacation downunder round about then? And there certainly is a curvy Lombard St in SF, and this association makes a lot more sense than the one I'd been imagining, to the Renaissance European Lombards -- moneylenders and in a sense the Wallstreeters of their day. Pismo is a CA beach all right (also a town and a clam) -- but what a weird thing to call a computer! Thanks loads for the explanations. Best, Victoria -- Don't blame me, I voted with the majority. -- 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
