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APPLETALKAnyone Planning Printer LAN Expects To AppleTalk Like Krazy! Angela Brett
EXPOSEExtricates Xerox PARC's Overlapping Screen Elements Paul Marshall (an allusion to the MacOSX 10.3 feature)
FREEWARE HYPERCARD STACKFirst Reason Everything's Easier With Apples: Reduced Effort Has Your Programmers Expecting Reduced Cost, And Readily Developing Something That All Consider 'Killer' Angela Brett
Computers:Programming
HYPERTALKHave You Programmed Especially Rapidly? Try Another Language, 'Kay? Angela Brett. (The 'Kay is short for Okay and also a reference to my C programming lecturer whose last name is Kay.)
Computers:Programming
JAGUARJust A General Upgrade, Albeit Remarkable Angela Brett (unwittingly inspired by JAGUAR (7)), referring to the well-publicised 'code name' of Mac OS X 10.2
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (2)Justifiably Apple's Greatest - Users Are Raving Angela Brett (see JAGUAR)
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (3)Just Add Great Users, And Relax. Angela Brett (see JAGUAR)
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (4)Jobs Announced GPU Utilisation And Rendezvous Angela Brett (see JAGUAR)
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (5)Just About Godlike... Unbelievers Are Reconsidering Steve Keate and Angela Brett
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (6)Joins Aqua GUI, Unix, And Reality Angela Brett and Rob Rix (reality as in, not vapourware)
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (7)Just Another General Upgrade And Revamp Paul Marshall
Names:Code Names:Apple
JAGUAR (8)Jaguar: A Great User-Advanced Ride Acronymous Anonymous
Names:Code Names:Apple
MAC OSMay Apple Cleanse Our Souls Angela Brett, thinking that it could be a prayer of converted gatanists.
MAC OS (3)Majorly Addictive, Causes Overuse Syndrome. Steve Keate
MAC OS (5)Many Assume Computer's Over-Simplified Angela Brett
MAC OS (6)Makes Apple Computers Operate Smoothly Angela Brett
MAC OS XMemory Available? Come On, Sample Xtravagance! Angela Brett, because Mac OS X requires quite a lot of RAM, but like most extravagances, is great to have if the RAM is available.
MAC OS X (2)Must Attempt Cocoa - Oh, Such Xcitement! Angela Brett, remembering when she first got Mac OS X and was impatient to try COCOA PROGRAMMING.
NEXTNow Entitled 'X' (Ten) Angela Brett (Mac OS X is a reincarnation of the NeXTStep operating system)
OPERATING SYSTEM TENOverhauled Procedures Ensure Reliability - Although This Isn't Necessary Generally. Simple Yet Stylish - This Extends Macintosh Theory.... Excitement & Novelty! Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to Mac OS X.
OS XOur System's Xciting. Tony McCoy O'Grady, after Angela installed Mac OS X.
PANTHER (3)People All Need To Have Expose, Right? Angela Brett ('Expose' is one of the new features in Mac OS X 10.3, code-named 'Panther')
Names:Code Names:Apple
PANTHER (4)Please Add No Translations, Have Extra Room Angela Brett (most people will benefit from not installing all the languages in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, as they take up extra disk space and installation time.)
Names:Code Names:Apple
PANTHER (5)Panicked Angela Needs Technical Help, Everything's Ruined! Angela Brett, who eventually had to do a clean install of Panther after having problems with the normal installation.
Names:Code Names:Apple
PUMAPuma: Ultimate Mac Advancement Acronymous Anonymous (referring to the version of MAC OS X before JAGUAR)
Names:Code Names:Apple
STACK (2)Stunning Thing Atkinson Created - Kicking! Tony McCoy O'Grady
Computers:Programming
TIGERThis Is Greatly Enhanced. Really! Sean Lamb (Tiger is Apple's code name for the Mac OS X 10.4 update)
Names:Code Names:Apple
VOCODERVictoria, Or Cellos, Or Deranged? Extensive Range. Angela Brett (they are all Macintalk voices)