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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 Acronyms that ain't #38464 08/14/01 01:05 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York If I see MAC or FAX one more time I swear I shall run screaming down the road. Further examples and commiserations eagerly welcomed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Is you is or is you ain't an Acronym? #38465 08/14/01 01:12 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 MAC stands for Media Access Control. It's used in the wonderful world of networks. A device that is set up to use a network will often have a MAC Address. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Yeahbut® #38466 08/14/01 01:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic OP Carpal Tunnel OP AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I was referring to the Apple PC. and you know it! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yeahbut® #38467 08/14/01 01:23 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 And I was just being pernickety. And you know it© Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter MAC the knife, MAC Addresses, Big Macs 'n what not #38468 08/14/01 01:49 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I was referring to the Apple PC. So if you hate 'MAC' then does one Mac and two Macs make you happy. As I see it, it's an abbrev. of 'Macintosh'. MacInfo... The first Apple PC (Mac) had a clock speed of 8 Mhz and 128 K RAM, with a 20MB HDD ... Everybody say it together now "Ahh, sweet!" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: MAC the knife, MAC Addresses, Big Macs 'n what not #38469 08/14/01 02:46 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Faldage: MAC stands for Medical Admininistrative Corps. Down with duplications! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: MAC the knife, MAC Addresses, Big Macs 'n what not #38470 08/14/01 03:17 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA H Hyla addict Hyla addict H Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA In the world of ultimate frisbee, a MAC is a Mid-Air Correction. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: MAC the knife, MAC Addresses, Big Macs 'n what not #38471 08/14/01 05:35 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 B Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 It's also something mixed with a cheese sauce and baked. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Acronyms that ain't #38472 08/14/01 10:03 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... J Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... For someone who has just switched from the comfortable land of PC to Macworld it stands for Mind Aching Computer. You never realize how useful that right mouse button is until you start using a Mac. Insanity, thy name is Apple! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yeahbut® #38473 08/15/01 04:20 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC Don't sit under the Apple 2E With anyone else but me. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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