To: Apple computers are called “Mac”While many of them are not technically called that, we have clear examples like the MacBook or iMac that use the term Mac in their name but are not directly called Macs. Why is this name used to refer to Apple computers? Quite intriguing.

Is-is A name that started to be used in the 80sThe truth is that it took us many years to see an Apple computer called Mac. This is the story of how the name came about, told by one of the heroes at Apple at the time.

Why Macs are called Macs

Randy Wigginton He is a former Apple employee who spent many years at the company, especially in its early years. And while there have always been various stories about the origin of the name “Mac”, He knows the history well since he was there.And shared this.

Someone has to do it Go back to 1984 when Apple introduced the “Macintosh”a personal computer with a graphical interface and keyboard that aimed to revolutionize the market. Apple achieved great success with the Macintosh, which people began to call “Mac” for short.

Jef Raskin named it “Macintosh” because it was a type of (small) apple. His suggestion was that every time we created a new project, the codename would be a type of apple. It was never suggested that the codename become the generic name… but Macintosh leaked so widely and we all loved the name so much that it stuck throughout the launch. If Jef’s initial suggestion had held true, the next computer would have been called something else… maybe Pippin? 😉

1984 Macintosh became one of the most important devices in Apple’s history

Apple continued to call its computers Macintosh for many years, and it wasn’t until Steve Jobs returned to Apple in the late 90s that the strategy and name of most devices, starting with the iMac, changed. Curiously, The name “Mac” wasn’t actually used by Apple for a device until the release of the Mac mini in 2005.The MacBook Pro and Mac Pro didn’t arrive until 2016.

Who knows what would have happened if we had followed Raskin’s idea, I don’t know if there are enough apple names. But “Macintosh” has been so successful that it has become a brand in its own right, which Apple knows how to capitalize on.. Plus, if you were to simply sum it up as “Mac,” the name is nearly perfect and will always stick with the company.

Choosing a device name isn’t easy; just look at the possible names Apple has considered for the iPhone. But it turns out Apple is almost always right when it comes to this choice. But you can always name your Mac whatever you want.

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