Macintosh

Cupertino desktop brand

Macintosh is a line of personal computers made by Apple, introduced in 1984 and often shortened to Mac.

The original Macintosh pioneered the graphical user interface for mainstream users: I learned to use computers on an old Macintosh. (Lowercase macintosh is British for raincoat.)

computer

Apple

Cupertino tech giant

laptop · Aqua · dock · trackpad · Retina · AirDrop · Safari · QuickTime · macOS · Motorola

operating

OS X

Former Mac operating environment

  • macOSApple computer operating system
  • Leopard2007 Apple OS version
  • TigerFierce personal name

Lion · Catalina · Ventura · Sonoma · kernel · Aqua · Spotlight · boot · reboot · firmware

apple

fruit

Edible plant ovary

cultivar · tart · crisp · harvest · cider · pie · autumn · New York

Categories
Opposites
computing platform

MacintoshPC

Home computer, or tactful

IBM PC · Windows · Microsoft · clone · HP

corporate philosophy

MacintoshMicrosoft

Redmond technology corporation

open architecture · beige box · IBM · Gateway · Compaq

apple variety (fruit)

MacintoshGranny Smith

Tart green apple cultivar

Honeycrisp · Golden Delicious · Red Delicious · Pink Lady

Family

Mac, McIntosh

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G