Welcome to Macintosh

Welcome to Macintosh

The term "Welcome to Macintosh" comes from the boot-up splash screen of the original Macintosh computer, made by Apple Computer, Inc. (now just Apple, Inc.).

Abstract

It was unique for its time as most of the prevailing computer operating systems had conventional prosaic text reports of the booting process, while Macintosh introduced the user to a unique "experience".

After powering the Macintosh on, a Happy Mac icon would appear, followed by a white box containing the phrase "Welcome to Macintosh". This would then be followed by the appearance of icons that represent the various system extensions, then the loading of the Finder (software) user interface.

The "Welcome to Macintosh" box first appeared in the original Mac OS (v.1?) and lasted through System 7.5.5. Mac OS 7.6 Introduced a new splash screen that stated simply "Mac OS".

The usage of the term "Welcome to Macintosh", and not Welcome to "The" Macintosh was intentional. In this case Macintosh is a Proper Noun [Proper Noun] . It reflects Apples belief that Macintosh has a personality, so it should be referred to as if it were a person: For example, "Let me introduce you to Michael." Not, "Let me introduce you to the Michael." [Genesis and History of the Macintosh Project]

Further evidence of the Mac's personality is the Happy Mac icon that is first to appear when a Mac is powered on, which then progressed into the Mac logo of the 1990s.

External links

*See [http://www.folklore.org Folklore.org] for more about early Macintosh development.
*See [http://www.welcometomacintosh.com Welcome to Macintosh] for a motion picture about Apple and the Mac community.
*See the blog [http://www.cultofmac.com Cult of Mac] by Leander Kahney, author of the book by the same name.
*See the book [http://www.guykawasaki.com/books/macway.shtml The Macintosh Way] by long time Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki.

References

* [http://library.stanford.edu/mac/primary/docs/genesis.html] Genesis and History of the Macintosh Project

* [http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/propernoun.htm] Proper Noun

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