Where Apple really got the OS X "Big Cat" names from

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #1 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 02:38 PM

Funny how things work out at times. Looks like Apple "borrowed" the idea for the names from a company that used to make Mac clones years ago.

Story link: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/10/where...lly-come-from/

Original Clone Maker's model names:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/shaye/index.html

RiDE · RiDE #2 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 02:47 PM

Nice find DB!

Screwball6986 · Screwball6986 #3 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 02:51 PM

guess we know what 10.6 and 10.7 are gunna be called, or maybe we will be in OS XI by then

mikeyman · mikeyman #4 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 02:51 PM

woah, great find

there was me thinking they were just thinking of breed's of 'cat' for OS X

nukemm · nukemm #5 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 02:57 PM

I like the German tanks parallel...

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #6 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nukemm

I like the German tanks parallel...

Yeah me too, I read it and found it rather interesting.

ibookclamman300 · ibookclamman300 #7 (**permalink**)

03-10-2007, 03:39 PM

cool stuff.

KoDorSean · KoDorSean #8 (**permalink**)

03-11-2007, 12:04 AM

very cool find DB!

skye · skye #9 (**permalink**)

03-11-2007, 12:10 AM

cool find

DVaris223 · DVaris223 #10 (**permalink**)

03-11-2007, 01:13 AM

I hate when I see stories like these. It just makes me think a little less of the best company ]=

PapaNoHair · PapaNoHair #11 (**permalink**)

03-11-2007, 11:19 AM

Very interesting! Thanks!

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #12 (**permalink**)

03-11-2007, 11:40 AM

My first Mac was a PowerComputing PowerCenter 150 desktop model. I was so angry at Apple when they decided to shut down the Mac clone era. Looking back I now know it was the right thing to do: the Mac clones were first authorized to launch because Gil Amelio, then Apple CEO, thought it would help the Mac gain market share against Wintel. But the Mac clone makers were more innovative, had better products than Apple for a lesser price so the Mac clones were not making any dent in the Wintel market share but were predating over Apple's own market share.

As an example, if I would have bought the Apple PowerMac 7200 (with lesser specs than my PowerCenter, might I add), it would have cost me $1000CAN more than what I actually paid my Mac clone.

I heard that, when Jobs came back as CEO in 1997, His Steveness was not pleased at all that PowerComputing's G3 prototype, introduced in the Macworld show of that year, was running much faster than Apple's own G3 and that kind of sealed the fate of Mac clone makers. The clone makers were already neck deep in tough negotiation OS licensing talks with Apple for renewing their partnership: after that public humiliation, Jobs decided there were not going to be Mac clones anymore.

So Apple bought out PowerComputing, but hired the most brilliant hardware engineers from that company.

D3v1L80Y #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	03-10-2007, 02:38 PM Funny how things work out at times. Looks like Apple "borrowed" the idea for the names from a company that used to make Mac clones years ago. Story link: http://www.tuaw.com/2007/03/10/where...lly-come-from/ Original Clone Maker's model names: http://www.everymac.com/systems/shaye/index.html __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
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nukemm #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 15, 2006 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Posts: 925 Mac Specs: 2.33Ghz Core2Duo MacBook Pro /// 2.2Ghz Core2Duo MacBook	03-10-2007, 02:57 PM I like the German tanks parallel... Don't forget to use the reputation system! My Setup
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ibookclamman300 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 14, 2007 Location: chattanooga, tn Posts: 759 Mac Specs: Black Macbook, 2.0ghz C2D, 120gb hdd, 1gb RAM	03-10-2007, 03:39 PM cool stuff. Mac: Macbook C2D 2.0ghz, 120gb hdd, 1gb ram, black iPod: iPod nano 2ng gen. 8gb, black
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KoDorSean #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 03, 2006 Location: Denver Colorado Posts: 2,374 Mac Specs: 2.4 GHz intel core 2 duo MBP, iPhone 5, iPad 3	03-11-2007, 12:04 AM very cool find DB! I was on the M-F honor roll for month : May 2007
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RiDE #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 13, 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas! Posts: 3,557 Mac Specs: Mac's	03-10-2007, 02:47 PM Nice find DB!
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mikeyman #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 01, 2007 Posts: 751 Mac Specs: 13" macbook C2D; 24" Imac, 8GB Iphone	03-10-2007, 02:51 PM woah, great find there was me thinking they were just thinking of breed's of 'cat' for OS X
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skye #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 12, 2006 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 1,224 Mac Specs: Macbook 2.0ghz coeduo 1GB RAM 80 GB HD SuperDrive	03-11-2007, 12:10 AM cool find
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DVaris223 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2006 Location: New York, New York Posts: 195 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, iPhone	03-11-2007, 01:13 AM I hate when I see stories like these. It just makes me think a little less of the best company ]=
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PapaNoHair #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 2,180	03-11-2007, 11:19 AM Very interesting! Thanks!
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MacHeadCase #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-11-2007, 11:40 AM My first Mac was a PowerComputing PowerCenter 150 desktop model. I was so angry at Apple when they decided to shut down the Mac clone era. Looking back I now know it was the right thing to do: the Mac clones were first authorized to launch because Gil Amelio, then Apple CEO, thought it would help the Mac gain market share against Wintel. But the Mac clone makers were more innovative, had better products than Apple for a lesser price so the Mac clones were not making any dent in the Wintel market share but were predating over Apple's own market share. As an example, if I would have bought the Apple PowerMac 7200 (with lesser specs than my PowerCenter, might I add), it would have cost me $1000CAN more than what I actually paid my Mac clone. I heard that, when Jobs came back as CEO in 1997, His Steveness was not pleased at all that PowerComputing's G3 prototype, introduced in the Macworld show of that year, was running much faster than Apple's own G3 and that kind of sealed the fate of Mac clone makers. The clone makers were already neck deep in tough negotiation OS licensing talks with Apple for renewing their partnership: after that public humiliation, Jobs decided there were not going to be Mac clones anymore. So Apple bought out PowerComputing, but hired the most brilliant hardware engineers from that company.
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