Re: [NTLK] How is the Newton a Mac?

From: James Buxton (bux1234567_at_mac.com)
Date: Fri Apr 02 2004 - 10:29:35 PST

Although ³Kleenex² may have become synonymous with ³tissue², and one may
³hoover up the bits² with other brands of vacuum cleaners (at least in the
UK‹I donıt think many people hoover in the US), these examples are not
analogous to the Macintosh-Newton situation, let alone the iPod. The former
are examples of a specific thing coming to stand for the general group of
things of which the specific is indeed a member.

Calling a Newton a Macintosh is an example of one specific thing being
mistaken for another specific thing. If Macintosh was indeed synonymous with
Apple, this calling a Newton a Macintosh might be possible in a very
convoluted way. As it is, Macintosh is not the same as Apple. Macintosh is a
computing platform. Newton is another computing platform. Apple is a company
who makes/has made computing platforms. Consequently, the Newton is in no
way a Macintosh. Likewise for iPods, LaserWriters, eMates, One Scanners,
Lisas, Apple IIs, etc.

Jim 

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