What does "MacRumors 6502" under my name mean?

[Mike Boreham]

What does the "macrumors 6502" under my name mean?

I see quite a few others with the same, some with 6502a.

Thanks

 

[Switchback666]

It means

 

[Mike Boreham]

It means

....too subtle for me!

 

[Nermal]

Very subtle indeed! This may be a little more helpful

 

[stridemat]

Take a look at our FAQ.

Nermal beat me to it

 

[Nermal]

Normal beat me to it

Normal? I resent that!

(Ahahaha, you edited it!)

 

[Peace]

It refers to the type of processor used in Macs over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6502

 

[stridemat]

Normal? I resent that!

(Ahahaha, you edited it!)

Good old autocorrect. Putting people in their place since day one.

 

[Mike Boreham]

Thanks everyone...I did look in the FAQ but obviously not carefully enough.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

It refers to the type of processor used in Macs over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_6502

The 6502 was never used in a Mac. The original Mac had a Motorola 68000 CPU.

The lowly 6502 was used in the Apple I and II and Commodore PET (my first PC).

 

[Peace]

The 6502 was never used in a Mac. The original Mac had a Motorola 68000 CPU.

The lowly 6502 was used in the Apple I and II and Commodore PET (my first PC).

The Apple I and II were Apple products.

Developer Steve Wozniak
Type Personal computer
Release date April 11, 1976
Introductory price $ 666.66
Discontinued September 30, 1977
CPU MOS 6502 @ 1 MHz
Memory 4 KB standard
expandable to 8 KB or 48 KB using expansion cards
Graphics 40×24 characters, hardware-implemented scrolling
Successor Apple II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_1


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When I said "Mac". That is what I was referring to.

And that is what the naming convention on MacRumors refers to also.

 

[Mildredop]

What does the "macrumors 6502" under my name mean?

I see quite a few others with the same, some with 6502a.

Thanks

It means you come on here far too often. Switch off your computer and go outside.

 

[Altemose]

It means you come on here far too often. Switch off your computer and go outside.

So what do you have to say about me?

 

[stiligFox]

So what do you have to say about me?

You're beyond hope.

All you can do now is stay hydrated and make sure your eyes get 10-15 minutes of daylight each day.

 

[Altemose]

You're beyond hope.

All you can do now is stay hydrated and make sure your eyes get 10-15 minutes of daylight each day.

I bet you don't like MacRumors G3-G5 or even worse...Intel processors.

 

[stiligFox]

I bet you don't like MacRumors G3-G5 or even worse...Intel processors.

I'm not sure they can even be classified as human

 

[Altemose]

I'm not sure they can even be classified as human

Well well well. Once you start doing more and more posts in areas of interest you will love this site and spend alot of time on it!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Well well well. Once you start doing more and more posts in areas of interest you will love this site and spend alot of time on it!

And after that, you will walk away slowly, with single returns. Or stay away a week and eat all the spinach left and then return under a new pseudonym and amass 1.5 times more posts.

 

[Altemose]

And after that, you will walk away slowly, with single returns. Or stay away a week and eat all the spinach left and then return under a new pseudonym and amass 1.5 times more posts.

The Core shows itself!

 

[MacCruiskeen]

Very subtle indeed! This may be a little more helpful

Shouldn't this be reversed? A 6502 should be sign of wisdom and seniority (I had an Apple II many, many years ago).

 

[smithrh]

Shouldn't this be reversed? A 6502 should be sign of wisdom and seniority (I had an Apple II many, many years ago).

Ahhh... but you see, the 6502 was very very slow.

So, you may be right!

 

[Plutonius]

What does the "macrumors 6502" under my name mean?

I see quite a few others with the same, some with 6502a.

Thanks

It means you need to post more .

 

[LostSoul80]

It's clearly your post count.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

This is used to signify your post count and the naming convention itself is derived from processors used in Apple computers over the years.

 

[Shrink]

It's clearly your post count.

If you're serious, you kind of missed all of the preceding posts on this thread. OP has, at this moment, 393 posts.

If you're not serious, some indication that you are joking (e.g. , or, or something of the kind) are useful as it is sometimes hard to tell with written communication.