The Origins of the Name 'Safari' - Page 3

Bverdun · Dec 27, 2012, 05:30 AM

"3.0 out of new external hard drive to my 1yr plus I mac 800 firewire plug on old computer for a new back up machine need adapter" help where and can I find an adapter

lizardofwoz · Dec 27, 2012, 04:16 PM

safari, n.

(səˈfɑːrɪ)

Also †sefari.

[Swahili, journey, expedition, f. Arab. safar journey.]

1. a.1.a A journey; a cross-country expedition, often lasting days or weeks, orig. in E. Africa and on foot, especially for hunting; now often with motorized vehicles, for tourism, adventure, or scientific investigation.

The Oxford English Dictionary.

calaverasgrande · Dec 27, 2012, 06:52 PM

explorer=safari
it isnt a huge leap.
Thank gods they didnt go with Columbus, or Sir Francis Drake.

spyguy10709 · Dec 27, 2012, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bverdun

"3.0 out of new external hard drive to my 1yr plus I mac 800 firewire plug on old computer for a new back up machine need adapter" help where and can I find an adapter

Okay ----

I assume you're new to the internet. You replied to a forum post about the name of a web browser with a question that frankly doesn't make sense.

You'll have more luck posting in the help section in the main forum.

twoodcc · Dec 29, 2012, 12:03 AM

well i think Safari turned out to be a good name

RobertMartens · Dec 29, 2012, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyguy10709

Okay ----

I assume you're new to the internet. You replied to a forum post about the name of a web browser with a question that frankly doesn't make sense.

You'll have more luck posting in the help section in the main forum.

I think he said he has a external hard disk with USB 3.0 and needs to find an adapter to connect to his Firewire 800 port of his iMac.

Funny but I don't think there is such a thing as a USB 3.0 to Firewire adaptor

Oops I wasn't supposed to answer the question. Hey buddy move along you're in the wrong neighbourhood, noob!

avro707 · Dec 29, 2012, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RoelJuun

Safari always sounds like 'a rough ride' to me, while Apple makes it as smooth as possible. Never found the name appropriate.

I don't see why it is particularly inappropriate, the Citroen Safari was particularly smooth, even if it looked incredibly awkward (DS Safari).

Great car, shame about the horrid station wagon shape.

It was also known as "Break" in some countries.

That said, I've never really used Safari on the Mac that much - I've always tended to use Firefox due to the useful addons. On iPhone though, Safari is there and works okay so I just use it.

spyguy10709 · Dec 29, 2012, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertMartens

I think he said he has a external hard disk with USB 3.0 and needs to find an adapter to connect to his Firewire 800 port of his iMac.

Funny but I don't think there is such a thing as a USB 3.0 to Firewire adaptor

Oops I wasn't supposed to answer the question. Hey buddy move along you're in the wrong neighbourhood, noob!

I didn't know what he was asking. At all. But if that's what you got from his question --- thank you for answering. I just was pointing him in the right direction.

Sosumi.

jenz · Dec 29, 2012, 02:28 PM

iBrowse would have been a terrible name.

76ShovelHead · Dec 29, 2012, 05:44 PM

Huh, I always thought 'Safari' was a jab at Microsoft after the 'Explorer' in Internet Explorer.

Safari is my browser of choice

. If using Windows, I like to use the new IE 9/10. I couldn't really get into Chrome or FireFox.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spyguy10709

okay ----

i assume you're new to the internet. You replied to a forum post about the name of a web browser with a question that frankly doesn't make sense.

You'll have more luck posting in the help section in the main forum.

lol.

Gosh · Dec 29, 2012, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HurtinMinorKey

Safari, as in a tour through in the internet, which is a wild and dangerous place.

BTW, that article can be summed up as follows: The story behind the name is that there is no story behind the name.

So why not call it Web-Jeep?

adder7712 · Dec 30, 2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SnowLeopard2008

Fixed it. Chrome on iOS sucks. GUI is hard to use and isn't smooth. Gestures aren't useful and work half the time. Performance is meh. Safari is far superior. Now on Android where Safari is absent, I guess the only crappy thing left is Chrome. On Windows though, Chrome is king. I wish Apple paid more attention to Safari on Windows.

Chrome is king on Android just that it lags on iOS because it's essentially a Safari shell but without Safari's JavaScript engine.

Oui · Dec 30, 2012, 10:35 AM

Uh "surfin Safari" duh

SnowLeopard2008 · Dec 31, 2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by adder7712

Chrome is king on Android just that it lags on iOS because it's essentially a Safari shell but without Safari's JavaScript engine.

There are many better/faster browsers on Android. Chrome sucks on iOS not because of speed but because it's confusing, inconsistent and gimmicky/useless gestures that don't work reliably.

Lil Chillbil · Jan 3, 2013, 09:14 PM

I always thought that it was all about taking an adventure to the weird part of the internet

Anita1 · Jan 4, 2013, 06:31 AM

At first, Safari sounded foreign to me and Apple is much more common. And now, everything is clear...

Jetson · Jan 4, 2013, 09:49 AM

Safari is a great browser and I hope it keeps getting better.

Chrome is a piece of Google spyware that sucks.

ratsg · Jan 4, 2013, 06:27 PM

Say what ever you want, but by far, the best browser name is/was

Web Zepplin.

Lil Chillbil · Jan 5, 2013, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetson

Safari is a great browser and I hope it keeps getting better.

Chrome is a piece of Google spyware that sucks.

Chrome has its place in the computer world

OnceYouGoMac · Jan 7, 2013, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by applesith

Maybe you see a few of the Mac OS cats on a safari?????

That could be it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by komodrone

the original thought process of coming up with Safari:
internet -> porn -> mating -> we're animals -> jungle -> safari

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacDav

They should have used Netscape Navigator.

That wouldn't have been too bad... oh wait

Gravity · Jan 7, 2013, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Yujenisis

Thank goodness they didn't go with "iBrowse".

That just sounds awful.

Well of course they meant it in pure jest. iBrowse/eye brows!

Swampthing · Jan 7, 2013, 11:39 AM

Nice article, but doesn't answer the title question. All it talks about are other titles that were discarded and the name development process. Nowhere in the article is there any indication of who, where, why the name Safari came to be.

Sure there's lots of speculation, but I figured an article on the name's origins would indeed be about the name's origins.

Middleman-77 · Jan 7, 2013, 02:02 PM

Luckily it was called Safari....otherwise for second choice it might have been called Jungle!

Dec 27, 2012, 05:30 AM	#51
Bverdun macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	product help "3.0 out of new external hard drive to my 1yr plus I mac 800 firewire plug on old computer for a new back up machine need adapter" help where and can I find an adapter
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Dec 27, 2012, 04:16 PM	#52
lizardofwoz macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia	The PERFECT name for a browser... safari, n. (səˈfɑːrɪ) Also †sefari. [Swahili, journey, expedition, f. Arab. safar journey.] 1. a.1.a A journey; a cross-country expedition, often lasting days or weeks, orig. in E. Africa and on foot, especially for hunting; now often with motorized vehicles, for tourism, adventure, or scientific investigation. The Oxford English Dictionary.
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Dec 29, 2012, 12:03 AM	#55
twoodcc macrumors G5 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	well i think Safari turned out to be a good name __________________ tville Smarter than the average bear
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Dec 29, 2012, 02:28 PM	#59
jenz macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Francisco Bay Area	iBrowse would have been a terrible name. __________________ iMac 27" Late 2011 - 16GB of RAM - 1TB HDD \| MacBook Pro 15" with Retina Display \| iPhone 5 64 GB with Sprint \| Twitter.com/JenzFC
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Lil Chillbil macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California	I always thought that it was all about taking an adventure to the weird part of the internet __________________ Pentium D 4.2GHz 8Gb DDR3 X1900xt 512mb vram 256gb intel ssd 3tb data drive Windows 7 Core i5 Quad 4GHz 16Gb DDR3 GT 640 256 gb intel ssd 8tb on-board Windows 8 G5 dual 2.0Ghz 8 GB 6800 ultra 500gb
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Dec 27, 2012, 06:52 PM	#53
calaverasgrande macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2010	explorer=safari it isnt a huge leap. Thank gods they didnt go with Columbus, or Sir Francis Drake.
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Dec 30, 2012, 10:35 AM	#63
Oui In Time-Out Join Date: Nov 2012	Uh "surfin Safari" duh
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Jan 4, 2013, 06:31 AM	#66
Anita1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	At first, Safari sounded foreign to me and Apple is much more common. And now, everything is clear...
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Jan 4, 2013, 09:49 AM	#67
Jetson macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003	Safari is a great browser and I hope it keeps getting better. Chrome is a piece of Google spyware that sucks.
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Jan 4, 2013, 06:27 PM	#68
ratsg macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2010	Say what ever you want, but by far, the best browser name is/was Web Zepplin.
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Jan 7, 2013, 11:39 AM	#72
Swampthing macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004	Nice article, but doesn't answer the title question. All it talks about are other titles that were discarded and the name development process. Nowhere in the article is there any indication of who, where, why the name Safari came to be. Sure there's lots of speculation, but I figured an article on the name's origins would indeed be about the name's origins. __________________ Macbook Pro Retina (2.7 GHz, 16GB RAM); mac mini 2011 (2.5GHz, 8GB RAM); Black iPad 64GB LTE; iPod Classic 6th Gen 160GB; Black iPhone 5 64GB Apple Game Center ID: Swampthing
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Jan 7, 2013, 02:02 PM	#73
Middleman-77 macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2012	Luckily it was called Safari....otherwise for second choice it might have been called Jungle!
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