Word-of-the-Day: Apple Computer

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August 26, 2004 Published by  WhatIs.com Word of the Day LOOK IT UP     TECH HAPPENINGS     FAST REFERENCES     CAREERS         Issue Sponsored By:   > iSeries Administrator Tip IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Word of the Day: Apple Computer   >  Today's Tech News   >  Brain Food   >  Additions and Updates   iSeries Administrator Tip iSeries professionals in charge of managing their systems will receive plenty of helpful advice from these biweekly tips from Search400.com. iSeries expert Ron Turull provides top-notch tips to help you make sure your systems are running at peak performance. Register for the iSeries Administrator tip.   Apple Computer Apple Computer, Inc. is a prominent hardware and software company best known for its Macintosh series of personal computers. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation, which the company still enjoys today. The Apple headquarters are located in Cupertino, CA, at 1-5 Infinite Loop. Apple borrowed the name for the circular road around their office buildings from programming, where an infinite loop is the term for a code sequence lacking a functional exit. Apple was founded by Steven Jobs and Stephen Wozniak. Jobs and Wozniak had been friends in high school and in 1975 were members of The Homebrew Computer Club, a now-legendary group where electronics enthusiasts met to discuss the Altair 8800 (the only personal computer available at the time) and other technical topics. Wozniak designed his own microcomputer and offered his plans to Hewlett-Packard, where he was working as an engineering intern. After HP turned him down, Wozniak joined forces with Jobs to manufacture personal computers in Job's garage. That endeavor started out as a shoestring operation, but quickly became successful. The pair introduced a relatively modern-looking computer in a plastic case in 1977 and incorporated as Apple Computer that same year. By 1980, the company had grown to include over 1000 employees. MORE INFO: > For more information, see the Apple Web site. > The Apple Museum is dedicated to the company's history. > Wozniak explains "Homebrew And How The Apple Came To Be." Security Bytes: Experts skeptical of Internet doom [SearchSecurity.com] A Russian news site said terrorists will try to cripple the Internet with a cyberattack Thursday, but security experts are more than a little skeptical. XP SP2 gets an IT thumbs up -- so far [SearchWin2000.com] The newest version of Windows XP isn't perfect, but many IT administrators say they are generally happy with the changes, despite the hype about newly discovered flaws and its potential for breaking applications. SMBs may be smarter spenders in '05 [SearchCIO.com] The analysts with Forrester Research Inc. have spoken: IT budgets aren't bulging, but they're not necessarily shrinking either. More Tech News Catch up on all the latest IT news! Secret Word of the Day Often symbolized by a lemniscate (which looks like a sideways figure 8), this is the quality or state of endlessness or having no limits in terms of time, space, or other quantity. (Answer) Today's trivia question What kind of human memory can RAM be compared to? (Answer) Abbreviation/Acronym QOTD PCI is an interconnection system between a microprocessor and attached devices in which expansion slots are spaced closely for high speed operation. What does PCI stand for? a. peripheral-computer interface b. peripheral component interconnect (Answer) cognitive modeling 10g graphical password General Public License infinite loop Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by WhatIs.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Word of the Day": Go to unsubscribe: http://WhatIs.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-34 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: WhatIs Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494