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unusual facts about Macintosh computer



Buck Wolf

His column, written on a very early Macintosh computer (probably the Mac 128 or at best the 512), was called "The Ken Wolf Show," and had the slogan, "Live! From high atop the basement of Harriman Hall," where the magazine's offices were then located.

Greedy algorithm

In the Macintosh computer game Crystal Quest the objective is to collect crystals, in a fashion similar to the travelling salesman problem.


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Abdul-Majid Bhurgri

Soon the newspaper also published a column written by Inam Shaikh and typeset on Majid Bhurgri’s Macintosh computer.

Andy Ihnatko

Also in the early days of the World Wide Web, it is believed that Ihnatko coined the term "Macquarium" to describe an aquarium made out of the empty shell of an early Macintosh computer.

Apple QuickTake

The QuickTake 100 was released in 1994 as an easy-to-use digital camera that connected to any Macintosh computer by way of an Apple serial cable.

Graham Robertson

Based on the experiences of directing Able Edwards, Robertson went on to write the book, Desktop Cinema: Feature Filmmaking on the Home Computer, a step-by-step account into how one would make their own feature film on Apple's Macintosh computer.

Hartmut Esslinger

Setting up shop in California for the first time, Esslinger and Frogdesign created the "Snow White design language" which was applied to all Apple product lines from 1984 to 1990, commencing with the Apple IIc and including the Macintosh computer.

Hierarchical File System

HFS was introduced by Apple in September 1985, specifically to support Apple's first hard disk drive for the Macintosh, replacing the Macintosh File System (MFS), the original file system which had been introduced over a year and a half earlier with the first Macintosh computer.

Jean-Jacques Greif

From 1988 to 1995, he wrote how-to books about the Macintosh computer and its software.

Luis Dubuc

After being a spectator at concert put on by Mouse On Mars, he purchased a Macintosh computer and experimented with electronic sounds.

OrbQuest, The Search For Seven Wards

OrbQuest was developed for the Apple Macintosh computer by QWare, Inc., which was based in Richardson, Texas.

PackBits

Apple introduced the PackBits format with the release of MacPaint on the Macintosh computer.

Phill Niblock

Since the late 1990s his music has been created with computer technology, notably with Pro Tools on a Macintosh computer.

TBWA\Chiat\Day

Prior to the merger, Chiat/Day created internationally notable advertising, including “1984” for Apple Computer that introduced the Macintosh computer.