Glossary
  • AirPort
    AirPort is a local area wireless networking brand from Apple Inc. based on the IEEE 802.11b standard (also known as Wi-Fi) and certified as compatible with other 802.11b devices. A later family of products based on the IEEE 802.11g specification is known as AirPort Extreme. The latest family of products is based on the draft-IEEE 802.11n specification and carries the same name. AirPort and AirPort Extreme in common usage can refer to the protocol (802.11b and 802.11g, respectively), the expansion card or the base station. In Japan, the line of products is marketed under the brand AirMac due to previous registration by I-O DATA
  • AirPort-Extreme
    see AirPort
  • APPL
    company shares; name of Apple-stock at US stock exchange
  • Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer Inc.)
    extremely innovative computer-company, located at Cupertino, CA, founded in 1976
  • AppleTalk
    a proprietary suite of protocols developed by Apple Inc. for networking computers.
  • AppleWorks
    former; now ClarisWorks; Office-Software such as Word, Exel etc.
  • Aqua
    graphic user interface by Mac OS X
  • Cube
    Cult-computer by Apple Inc. (2001); very small, compact computer in cube-shape, with no fan, flopped during the short selling time, but has had cult-status for quite a long time now. 
  • Cupertino
    Town in California, USA; headquarters of Apple Inc.; formerly also headquarters of the computer company "NeXT", founded by Apple Inc.; founder and CEO Steven Paul Jobs
  • Darwin
    UNIX – Basis of Mac OS X
  • FireWire
    a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer by Apple Inc.; transfer rate 400 MBit/sec.
  • FireWire 800
    high-speed interface; transfer rate 800 MBit/sec.
  • G3
    Synonym for Motorola PowerPC 750 processor
  • G4
    Synonym for Motorola PowerPC 800 processor
  • G5
    Apple's synonym for IBM PowerPC 970 processor
  • iBook
    cultic and very successful computer by Apple Inc.
  • iDVD
    Macs equipped with a DVD-burner include this free DVD-design software by Apple Inc.
  • iMac
    cultic and very successful computer by Apple Inc.
  • iMovie
    free film editing software by Apple Inc.
  • iPhoto
    free photo filing software by Apple Inc.
  • iPod
    the most successful MP3-player in the world: cult!
  • iSight
    stylish web-cam by Apple Inc.
  • iTunes
    free music software by Apple Inc.; also available for Windows
  • Jobs, Steven Paul
    Founder of Apple Inc. and NeXT; icon for innovative business management
  • Mac
    abbr. for Macintosh; see Macintosh
  • Mac OS
    Operating System by Apple Inc; for Macintosh computers; launched January 28, 1984
  • Mac OS 8, 8.5, 8.6
    Versions of Apple Inc.'s operating system; for Macintosh computers
  • Mac OS 9
    Version 9 (October 23, 1999) of Apple Inc.'s operating system; for Macintosh computers
  • Mac OS X
    Version 10 (2000) of Apple Inc.'s operating system; for Macintosh computers
  • Mac OS 10.1
    Version 10.1 (2001) of Apple Inc.'s operating system; for Macintosh computers; Codename: Cheeta
  • Mac OS 10.2
    Version 10.2 (2002) of Apple Inc.'s operating system; for Macintosh computers; Codename: Jaguar
  • Mac OS 10.3
    Version 10.3 (2003) of Apple Inc.'s operating system; for Macintosh computers; Codename: Panther
  • Macintosh
    Cult-Computer by Apple Inc.; launch January 28 1984; Macintosh computers are being produced up to these days
  • Motorola
    processor and Natel producer, such as PowerPC 750, also called G3
  • NeXT
    former computer company; founded among others by Steven Paul Jobs
  • OS
    Operating System
  • P-RAM
    specific RAM of Macintosh, in comparision to standard RAM is never deleted (can be deleted manually)
  • Platform
    Notation for various systems, such as Macintosh Platform, Wintel Platform, Nintendo Platform etc.
  • Processor
    "Heart" of a computer; small high-performance-chip used to compute data; top-level-producers: IBM (PowerPC G5, P4), Intel (Pentium III, 4), AMD, Motorola (PowerPC G3, G4)
  • PowerPC
    short for: PowerOptimizeWithExcancheR (in addition R stands for RISC: ReducedInstructionSetComputing) PerformanceChi; processor type; produced by Motorola, IBM
  • PowerPC 750
    Processor by Motorola, also called G3 
  • PowerPC 970
    Processor by IBM, also called G5 
  • Quarz
    graphics-engine of MacOS X, which unburdens the processor, as everything runs through the graphics board
  • Quarz Extreme
    a newer version of graphics-engine of MacOS X; used since Jaguar
  • RAM
    fast random access memory of a computer; partly unburdens harddisk and processor. For example a program is saved to the RAM so the harddisk doesn't have to be accessed
  • RAM-modules
    physical pad, module; RAM-board, RAM-card
  • Rambus-RAM
    special kind of RAM
  • Rendezvous
    specific network-protocol, developed by Apple, replaced the ageing AppleTalk
  • Safari
    Internetbrowser by Apple Computer Inc.
  • SD-RAM
    special kind of RAM
  • SIMM
    special slot for RAM-modules, also see DIMM
  • System 1.0
    first version of the Macintosh operating system "MacOS"
  • System 2 - 7
    2. to 7. version of the Macintosh operatin system "MacOS"
  • USB
    cable (-interface-)-connection by Intel; transfer rate 12 MBit/sec.
  • USB 2
    very fast cable (-interface-)-connection; transfer rate 480 MBit/sec.
  • Wozniak, Steve
    Co-founder of Apple Computer Inc.; constructed the first Apple-computer

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