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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by ken on Saturday June 22, 2019 @04:14PM (#20251508)
AirMac is Apple’s actual name for their wireless routers and cards, in some markets.
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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by reaperducer on Saturday June 22, 2019 @05:01PM (#20251713)
Is it really so hard to use actual names of things so people know what the fuck you’re talking about?

AirMac is their actual names. Just because you don't know about something doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

As for iLamp, that was a fairly common name for that computer when it was popular. If you don't know it, you should turn in your nerd card.

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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by scarface74 on Saturday June 22, 2019 @06:05PM (#20251961)
In all fairness. How many non Mac folks or even Mac folks that don’t listen to ATP would know colloquial terms like the “MacBook One” and the “MacBook Escape”?

The G4 iMac was discontinued in 2004 - over 15 years ago. I’m very much an Apple nerd but I haven’t heard it call that before today.

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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by DonHopkins on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:27PM (#20252514)
I too have been using Apple computers since the Apple ][, and I never heard of iLamp, either.

iVory, definitely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolics#Ivory_and_Open_Gener...

iRack, of course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE

iBrator, naturally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EExgxtJjRS8

iSmell, unfortunately: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISmell

But iLamp? Nope.

Where can I turn in my nerd card?

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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by rangibaby on Saturday June 22, 2019 @08:50PM (#20252591)
It’s the iMac that looks like a lamp. I think G4?
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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by macintux on Saturday June 22, 2019 @07:55PM (#20252408)
I used my first Apple computer about 40 years ago. I’ve been conversant with, or a fan of, the company for decades. I don’t happen to recall “iLamp”.
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Re:macOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions by scarface74 on Saturday June 22, 2019 @04:20PM (#20251531)
Just from Googling...

https://support.apple.com/ja-jp/airmac

It does look like that’s the actual name in some markets - at least the AirMac.

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