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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Macintosh  \Mac"in*tosh\,  n. 
  Same  as  {Mackintosh}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  macintosh 
  n  1:  a  lightweight  waterproof,  usually  rubberized,  fabric  [syn:  {mackintosh}] 
  2:  a  waterproof  raincoat  made  of  rubberized  fabric  [syn:  {mackintosh}, 
  {mac},  {mack}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Macintosh 
 
    (Mac)  A  range  of  single  user,  32-bit  {personal 
  computers}  manufactured  by  {Apple  Computer,  Inc.}  originally 
  based  on  the  {Motorola  68000}  {microprocessor}  family  and  a 
  proprietary  {operating  system}.  The  Mac  was  Apple's  successor 
  to  the  {Lisa}. 
 
  The  project  was  proposed  by  {Jef  Raskin}  some  time  before 
  {Steve  Jobs}'s  famous  visit  to  {Xerox  PARC}.  Jobs  tried  to 
  scuttle  the  Macintosh  project  and  only  joined  it  later  because 
  he  wasn't  trusted  to  manage  the  {Lisa}  project. 
 
  The  {Macintosh  user  interface}  was  notable  for  popularising 
  the  {graphical  user  interface},  with  its  easy  to  learn  and 
  easy  to  use  {desktop}  metaphor. 
 
  The  {Macintosh  Operating  System}  is  now  officially  called 
  Mac  OS 
 
  The  first  Macintosh,  introduced  in  January  1984,  had  a 
  {Motorola  68000}  {CPU},  128K  of  {RAM},  a  small  {monochrome} 
  screen,  and  one  built-in  {floppy  disk}  drive  with  an  external 
  slot  for  one  more  two  {serial  ports}  and  a  four-voice  sound 
  generator.  This  was  all  housed  in  one  small  plastic  case, 
  including  the  screen.  When  more  memory  was  available  later  in 
  the  year,  a  512K  Macintosh  was  nicknamed  the  "Fat  Mac." 
 
  The  standard  Macintosh  screen  {resolution}  is  72  {dpi}  (making 
  one  {point}  =  one  {pixel}),  exactly  half  the  144  dpi 
  resolution  of  the  ancient  {Apple  Imagewriter}  {dot  matrix} 
  printer. 
 
  The  Mac  Plus  (January  1986)  added  expandability  by  providing 
  an  external  {SCSI}  port  for  connecting  {hard  disks},  {magnetic 
  tape},  and  other  high-speed  devices. 
 
  The  Mac  SE  (March  1987)  had  up  to  four  megabytes  of  {RAM},  an 
  optional  built-in  20  megabyte  hard  disk  and  one  internal 
  expansion  slot  for  connecting  a  third-party  device. 
 
  The  Mac  II  (March  1987)  used  the  faster  {Motorola  68020}  {CPU} 
  with  a  32-bit  {bus}. 
 
  In  1994  {PowerPC}  based  Macs,  {PowerMacs},  were  launched,  and 
  in  1999,  the  {iMac}. 
 
  See  also  {Macintosh  file  system},  {Macintosh  user  interface}. 
 
  {Brock  Kyle's  Macintosh  Guide  Book 
  (http://www.everymac.com/)}. 
 
  (2000-02-05)




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