You can really tell that I'm a switcher when I ask this question. What does the i stand for in iMac, iPod, iPhoto, etc? I know the e in eMac stands for education, but what about the i? Thanks.
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Originally, I think, "internet" (the original iMac was marketed as very easy to get online with). Now, nothing really - "individual"? More of a marketing thing.
this has been discussed many times before, that is why there is a search function
but to answer your question it origninally mean internet because of the speed of which the original imac could be set up and get online, the i has now come to represent the consumer areas of apples line and is a marketing monkier
but to answer your question it origninally mean internet because of the speed of which the original imac could be set up and get online, the i has now come to represent the consumer areas of apples line and is a marketing monkier
Jeez, that reply was fast! Anyways, thank you for the info. I do recall the internet being emphasized on the iMac a lot. I remember seeing an ad showing a Snow iMac with the Jaguar backdrop saying, "iMac. How millions of new users get to the internet -- in minutes." I also remember Mac OS 9 being called "the best OS for the internet ever."
Thanks!
Thanks!
PlaceofDis said:
sorry. I didn't think about that. Anyways, thanks to all of your speedy replies!
iMacZealot said:
its quite alright, i need a reminder every now and then that there is a seach on the forums...... its quite useful, sorry if i sounded harsh, its hard not to when typing stuff up, i was merely reminding
okay everyone, I'm sorry about doing this. I will search from now on like there's no tomorrow. Sorry to spam the boards. I am simply curious, and there's no need for everybody to criticize me for not searching things. Once again, sorry.dotdotdot said:
You beat me to it yellowyellow said:
Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search : i
Cooknn said:You beat me to it yellow
Sorry - no matches. Please try some different terms.
The following words are either very common, too long, or too short and were not included in your search : i
That is also part of the reason why I posted this.
Don't sweat it. Good question IMHO. I read these boards every day and missed whatever thread covered it beforeiMacZealot said:
Cooknn said:Don't sweat it. Good question IMHO. I read these boards every day and missed whatever thread covered it before
Thank you for not criticizing me!
I feel better now.
yellow said:
Good call, some things are next to impossible to search for. You certianly couldn't search iPod, iMac, or just i. I can see how the answer to this would be very hard to search.
We can tolerate answering a question more than once every now and then
Yep, that's why I posted it. An awful lot of 'search first' posts, without people really thinking about what they were saying. Especially since vBulletin's search function is abysmal.
