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The name 'Macintosh' was coined by Jef Raskin, who is widely considered to be the 'Father of the Mac' by computer historians. It is a variation of the word McIntosh, a variety of apples (the fruit).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoJohn Vincent Atansoff is credited with inventing the computer.
Computer is derived from the word "compute" which literally means to determine by calculation, which is basically what computers do.
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∙ 15y agocompute means to organize or to understand data and the suffix -er means to do something
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∙ 14y agoQuite simply, the company 'Apple' made computers, thus... Apple Computer.
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∙ 13y agoApple got its name when Steve Jobs spent a summer picking Apples.
Macintosh got its name because Steve Wozniak's (cofounder) favorite Apple was the Macintosh.
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∙ 11y agoSteve Jobs worked in a macintosh apple orchard as a kid. When it came time to come up with a name for his computer that is what he chose.
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∙ 16y agoIt reminded the inventor of a mouse
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Name of scientist who invented computer?
John Vincent Ansoff, from Bulgaria, invented the first computer.
Who built the first fully functional computer and what was its name?
First fully functional computer invented in 1944. Name of 1st F.F. computer was the Harvard Mark I, invented by Howard Aiken.
What was the name of the computer that John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry invented?
the abc computer
What is the name of the first computer game ever invented?
Spacewar!The ! is part of the name.
Is the computer invented or not?
Yes, the computer is invented.
What was the name of the first computer game ever invented?
Tennis For Two was the first computer game.
What was the name of the computer that konrad zuse invented?
There is Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4. It depends on what computer your looking for.
What is the name of the scientist that invented the computer?
Please see the related link below.
Why An wang invented the computer?
he did not Charles Babbage invented the computer, an wang just invented a computer program
Who invented Samsung computer?
who invented lg computer
Why did they change the name of the computer?
Because some other person invented something like it and only wanted his name for it.
What is the name of the 2 people who invented the apple computer?
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
