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how can I learn the "codename" of my Powerbook

toughboy

toughboy

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May 2, 2003
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I see people writing the codenames of their computers at the end of their specs like "oldschool" "quicksilver" and etc, and this is something that I'm curious + jealous of..

I've got a 12" 867mhz PB with usb 1.1 only, what is my codename, how can I learn it??

thanks in advance
 
toughboy said:
I see people writing the codenames of their computers at the end of their specs like "oldschool" "quicksilver" and etc, and this is something that I'm curious + jealous of..

I've got a 12" 867mhz PB with usb 1.1 only, what is my codename, how can I learn it??

thanks in advance
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:D :D , bad luck, you have to have usb2.0 to get a codename..
 
Good question - I've heard the name "Little Al" bandied about (as opposed to "Big Momma" for the 17" Rev A 1GHz Powerbook), but I don't know if it's the code name. As far as I know, it's simply the 12-inch Powerbook 867MHz (aka Rev A 12" Powerbook), but I'm as curious as you are... certainly it would be interesting if the different revisions had different codenames...
 
toughboy said:
I see people writing the codenames of their computers at the end of their specs like "oldschool" "quicksilver" and etc, and this is something that I'm curious + jealous of..

I've got a 12" 867mhz PB with usb 1.1 only, what is my codename, how can I learn it??

thanks in advance
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I beleive the codename for the original 12" powerbook is "Thresher".

MacTracker is cool free little program that gives all kinds of information on macs. (http://www.mactracker.ca/)
 
Yes, it is thresher.

Mac Tracker has the code names of all Macs in quotes under their description. It is an awsome program.
 
Oirectine said:
Wow, that's really cool!! Thanks for pointing me to that little program :)
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No problem, it is such a neat/usefull program. It has even earned a place in my dock. :)





toughboy said:
yeah its free... but did someone say little??? come on man it's 8.5 mbs, what are you using, satellite??
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Oops, I forgot! I have been without 56k for almost a year now.

BTW, I was thinking thresher meant something like "small yet powerfull" ;)
 
M-W.com says...

Merriam-Webster/my mom told me a thresher is:

"a machine for separating grain crops into grain or seeds and straw".
(No, merriam-webster is not my mother. lol. She grew up on a farm!)

Why that's a computer name, couldn't tell ya. My guess is "thresher" just sounds cool. :p
 
ToastCabbit said:
Merriam-Webster/my mom told me a thresher is:

"a machine for separating grain crops into grain or seeds and straw".
(No, merriam-webster is not my mother. lol. She grew up on a farm!)

Why that's a computer name, couldn't tell ya. My guess is "thresher" just sounds cool. :p
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Thresher is also the name of a type of shark. Maybe apple likes to code name their powerbooks after sharks? (the 17" powerbook was code named "Hammerhead")
 
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