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Re:The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to... by LeoPanthera on Saturday November 15, 2014 @02:59PM (#8612488)
I always liked the speculation that the original Apple logo (the rainbow one) was a reference to Turing. He (allegedly) killed himself by taking a single bite out of a cyanide-laced apple, and the rainbow stripes are a reference to his homosexuality.

As far as I can tell, the idea is almost entirely without merit - but it's a nice idea.

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Re:The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to... by eksith on Saturday November 15, 2014 @03:18PM (#8612539)
The real story of the design is pretty interesting though http://creativebits.org/interview/interview_rob_janoff_desig...
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Re:The Man Who Made the UK Say “I’m Sorry for What We Did to... by goatforce5 on Saturday November 15, 2014 @05:06PM (#8612789)
> Stephen Fry recalls asking Steve Jobs (they were friends) if the rumours were true. Jobs replied, “It isn't true, but God we wish it were!”

http://universal-machine.blogspot.ca/2012/06/turing-and-appl...

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