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Marchie Chaplain USA 911 Posts	Posted - 24 Nov 2002 : 14:57:51 Ok... Various discussions have resulted in the decision that the service should be .68k (not .68kmac) in order to stay clear of the 6 Colour Orchard Legal Department. BUT, we need names for the services! Email is Email... but what about our iDisk-type service? iFloppy has been suggested before, but are there other suggestions? Let loose with the names! ~Marchie
SpaceBoy Full Member USA 631 Posts	Posted - 24 Nov 2002 : 18:01:25 Hmmmm... Our 'Backup'-alike could be called 'Macup'... but that's pretty dumb, and might get Apple on us like rabid lawers. What other old-fashioned backup devices were there? We could call it something like Mo-Drive, for those old Magneto-optical drives that used to be around. I dunno- maybe it'd be best to go with really straight-forward names, and avoid confusing the user with all sorts of cutsey stuff. Any other ideas? SpaceBoy Official MLA Raconteur AppleBASIC FOREVER! TiBook G4/500, "Difference Engine" PowerMac 6500/275 Performa 6400/180 3x PowerMac 7600/132 SE/30 32/250, "Wang" PB 1400/133 PB 180/33 PMac 7100/G3-266 Quadra 950, "HAL 9000" Newton 120, "PADD"
Trash80toG-4 NIGHT STALKER USA 2899 Posts	Posted - 24 Nov 2002 : 18:58:48 quote: Hmmmm... Our 'Backup'-alike could be called 'Macup'... but that's pretty dumb, and might get Apple on us like rabid lawers. What other old-fashioned backup devices were there? (S)iQuest iFloptical i'nulli iDAT :rolleyes: jt ™. Trash Hauler: call sign: eight-ball C.O. AC-130H SpecOps 68kMLAAF
thelip Full Member USA 729 Posts	Posted - 24 Nov 2002 : 20:29:45 iMoof or .moof _______________________ Sgt. Thelip Heavy Weapons Specialist - 950 division Keeper of the MLA Tracker - mlatracker.dyndns.org Edited by - thelip on 24 Nov 2002 20:32:04
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 24 Nov 2002 : 21:47:19 I'm afraid that "moof": is a registered trademark of Apple, too. JT's ideas are good, how about S'iQuest? ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
Flash Full Member Australia 637 Posts	Posted - 25 Nov 2002 : 00:32:08 I like iQuest, and my second choice would be iFloppy (iFlop?). Definitely nothing with extra punctuation in it, like i'nulli. Make's it harder to say the name to someone and have them write/type it out correctly....if you know what I mean.... 68k ParaMedic
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 25 Nov 2002 : 19:13:44 quote: I'm afraid that "moof": is a registered trademark of Apple, too. really? you have got to be kidding me _________________ Leutennant SCCHICAGO HotLine:scchicago.homeip.net Website:http://scchicago.homeip.net Forum: http://scchicago.homeip.net/forum
scchicago Full Member USA 936 Posts	Posted - 25 Nov 2002 : 19:16:33 i like the name .68k I like it AND it keeps us legal. sounds like a great name to me! _________________ Leutennant SCCHICAGO HotLine:scchicago.homeip.net Website:http://scchicago.homeip.net Forum: http://scchicago.homeip.net/forum
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 25 Nov 2002 : 19:19:16 i dunno if 68k keeps us legal... I personally have not ound anything stating this is motorola's, but who knows. If moof is not able, i dunno what else is copyrighted... ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Official Hotline Server \|
~Coxy Leader, Tactical Ops Unit Australia 2822 Posts	Posted - 25 Nov 2002 : 19:43:48 quote: i dunno if 68k keeps us legal... Trust me, it is (if you meant .68k). Even "68k" we wouldn't have any problems with, but ".68k" is nicer. ~Coxy - Leader, Tactical Operations Unit Mayor of NuBus City v3.0
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 04:56:36 Well thats a relief! ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Official Hotline Server \|
oldmacman Full Member USA 713 Posts	Posted - 26 Nov 2002 : 06:03:12 Why bother to give it a fancy name at all? This is a military organization. We should call it 68kMLA Remote File Depository or something. Official 68kMLA Music and NeXT Expert Macs Liberated: SE (2), LC, IIsi, PB 145b, Quadra 700 (2), LC 575, 6100 (2), PB 5300, PowerMac 5400/200, Performa 6400/180 PCs liberated from Windoze: 3
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 27 Nov 2002 : 04:56:17 The Problem (IMO) about a military name, is that this is ".68k" and not ".68kMLA" These services are offered to anyone, not just the MLA. Thats just my thought. Although it WOULD sound really cool... ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| 68k.torpedobird.com <-- Official Hotline Server \|
ghoffmanpdx Starting Member USA 19 Posts	Posted - 27 Nov 2002 : 17:05:44 i68k? Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!"
ghoffmanpdx Starting Member USA 19 Posts	Posted - 27 Nov 2002 : 17:15:07 Pardon me if I sound like a wet rag on the parade, but wouldn't 68k be a bit too generic? It could relate to Amigas, TI Calculators, etc, etc ad nauseum. Just a thought, but I, personally, like the concept. Mac 68K Psy-Ops "Ya want Windows? Ya can't HAVE Windows!!"
II2II Junior Member Canada 115 Posts	Posted - 27 Nov 2002 : 18:03:21 We can always borrow a trick from the electrical engineers and call it jMac. Or iQuadra, but that would leave out the iII crowd. Or how about honouring the machine which started it all by calling it the i128k. Or maybe it could be mydisk, where the 'm' is silent. Please forgive my insanity. II2II Intelligence officer in training.
llamaboy487 Full Member USA 516 Posts	Posted - 27 Nov 2002 : 21:09:49 i've always been partial to iFloppy or maybe... YES! iTwiggy! iTwiggy is perfect... even though it wasnt used in a Mac other than in the prototypical phase, Lisa was 68k, was she not? ...what other services are there besides iDisk and Email? i think we should name Email "68kmail" but that's just me. Backup could be called iHD20 ------------- Special Ops, 578th Performa Division, Fort Llama, Memphis Tennessee 68k Macs Liberated: 2 ...because no one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Edited by - llamaboy487 on 27 Nov 2002 21:11:47
Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 28 Nov 2002 : 15:55:25 I have been partial to SuperDrive, like the 1.44MB FDD that we have come to know and live anyway, lets consider the nominations closed, and start a poll for ones mentioned here. all in favour? CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant) 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Quadra 650, and a Quadra 660AV Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, and a PM 8600/300 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 28 Nov 2002 : 16:17:51 There is a poll up. http://68kmla.webicane.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2 -danny ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
llamaboy487 Full Member USA 516 Posts	Posted - 28 Nov 2002 : 21:31:09 can apple not take legal action against us for SuperDrive? not only is it the trademarked name of their 1.44meg floppy dirve, it resembles iDrive too... just my $.02 ------------- Special Ops, 578th Performa Division 68k Macs Liberated: 2 ...because no one expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 29 Nov 2002 : 15:53:25 I don't think that SuperDrive is trademarked, due to the fact that a lot of companies call their LS-120 (120MB Prop. disc/floppy drive) the SuperDrive as well. anyway, VOTE FOR SUPERDRIVE!!! CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant) 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Quadra 650, and a Quadra 660AV Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, and a PM 8600/300 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 08 Dec 2002 : 20:00:35 .68kFloppy? -------------------------- Give your dreams a chance.™ - Apple in the mid '90s Warrior maclover5 68k Macintosh Liberation Army Number of 68ks Liberated: 6
Clinton Full Member USA 700 Posts	Posted - 09 Dec 2002 : 13:23:37 quote: .68kfloppy? ok, that is becoming kinda farfetched, this is supposed to be something that is not akward, or odd in the eyes of the general public. in a way, some of the names we currently have in the polls are rather odd, and not catchy, anyway, I am sick and cynical, and I am being rather obnoxious, but that comes with being sick anyway. CCC Lieutennant Commander (Pronounced Leftennant) 68k Macs Rescued: 2 Pluses, a 512KE, a Classic II, a Q650, a Q660AV, and a MacII Contraband rescued: Power Computing PowerBase 200, a PM 8600/300, and a PM8500/180 Apple //s rescued: Apple //e
SneakyFungus Starting Member 19 Posts	Posted - 12 Dec 2002 : 21:07:25 My IIcx's mobo has a couple of AM26LS's on it... hmm, from the same company as who my AMD Athlon Thunderbird is from! ;)
candyPunk Full Member USA 856 Posts	Posted - 11 Jan 2003 : 00:11:07 Poll isn't working. Has iFloppy been abandoned? I really like that. The only macs in my house w/ floppy drives are 68k's, and for once since the iMac started the trend, i really will stand for internet. The functionality really is like a floppy disk. iFloppy has my vote { candyPunk } { Captain of Observation, 68k MLA } { 68k Macs liberated: 4} { My baby: Q660av }
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 11 Jan 2003 : 00:30:18 The poll shoud work it i not the "featured poll" now so it won't appear on the front page... Oh well the front page is not displaying. -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
Citon X600 Junior Member Canada 206 Posts	Posted - 25 Jan 2003 : 10:09:44 The term "68k" is completely legal as far as I can see. From Motorola's history of PR, they are not as quick or prone to get up in arms about such liberal use of acrynoms of thier CPU's. The only one danger is that Apple may try to state that we are engaging in activity which confuses customers, since we have a service name that starts with a period ".68k" and that the "i" services (if we use something like that) is copyrighted by Apple (in the extent possible). But on a side note, if we get trouble, we can always point out there is a program called iUnits for Mac OS that calculates and converts units. So I don't think Apple has a good bargain table there. I will be doing some research on this and see what else I can come up with. Right now I am posting from my Quadra 840AV...which I will play with after hehehe...and my nice RasterOps AV Card. ;-)
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 25 Jan 2003 : 14:19:17 eYeDisk?
catsdorule Senior Member Canada 1627 Posts	Posted - 25 Jan 2003 : 23:55:03 quote: The term "68k" is completely legal as far as I can see. From Motorola's history of PR, they are not as quick or prone to get up in arms about such liberal use of acrynoms of thier CPU's. The only one danger is that Apple may try to state that we are engaging in activity which confuses customers, since we have a service name that starts with a period ".68k" and that the "i" services (if we use something like that) is copyrighted by Apple (in the extent possible). But on a side note, if we get trouble, we can always point out there is a program called iUnits for Mac OS that calculates and converts units. So I don't think Apple has a good bargain table there. I will be doing some research on this and see what else I can come up with. Right now I am posting from my Quadra 840AV...which I will play with after hehehe...and my nice RasterOps AV Card. ;-) I don't know if we should still use .68k donno... -danny You! What PLANET is this! -- McCoy, "The City on the Edge of Forever", stardate 3134.0 ------- 68k Macintosh Liberation Army 68k Macs Liberated: 3
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 26 Jan 2003 : 16:48:53 MiDisk iMail those are cool names... .68k is the service... but MiDisk is something I'd sign up for! and iMail is just cool! Official 68k videographer
dave1212 New Member Canada 65 Posts	Posted - 12 Feb 2003 : 13:12:05 I'm into .68k iFlop ApplePeels AppleCore so far.. but i'm sure we'll get some more cool ones!

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