Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz

Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by jaredklewis on Monday January 06, 2020 @12:27AM (#21966716)

But mac os versions all have numbers that go along with them in addition to the name. It's the same system used by the Linux Kernel (i.e. 5.2 / Bobtail Squid), Ubuntu (18.04 / Bionic Beaver), and many other pieces of software. Most of the time the numbers are more useful, but there are occasions where having a non-numeric designation is helpful.

Apple's real naming sin is that they don't enumerate all of their hardware as they do with the iPhone.

But as long as we are talking about silly naming, this is always my favorite criticism: http://www.secretgeek.net/ex_ms

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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by madeofpalk on Monday January 06, 2020 @07:15AM (#21968546)

Eh, for their Macs Apple follows just a more verbose version of Ubuntu's scheme by versioning with dates. MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by zeusk on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:32AM (#21968960)

That’s not true, if you ever open about this Mac - you’ll see the real name and model code like “MacBook 10,9 A1358”

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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by reaperducer on Monday January 06, 2020 @09:16AM (#21969244)

That’s not true

It is absolutely true. And it is both.

On the machine I'm using right now, opening About This Mac shows "iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)."

The identifier you're talking about can only then be reached by clicking System Report... and looking under Model Identifier, where it is listed as "iMac14,1."

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Re:Wi-Fi Alliance Brings Wi-Fi 6 into 6 GHz by OGWhales on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:47AM (#21969059)

That link is hilarious!

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