http://www.folklore.org/ProjectView.py?recentcomments=1 Most Recent Comments added to Folklore Website en-us webmaster@folklore.org Copyright 2013 2013-12-19T21:00:36-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 The command symbol is indeed used in Nordic countries (officially on maps and road signs) as the symbol for "information" (usually a tourist reception center or historical site). The symbol is standard on European maps (cartography). The symbol is ancient (hence not copyrighted); see the "symbol" history explication of the International Communicology Institute (Communicology.org). The symbol is now used internationally for "communication", for N-E-W-S and is now widely replaced by the ℹ️ symbol on keys or by the "i" in a "circle" in signage. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Swedish_Campground.txt&showcomments=1#comments Didn't everyone notice? Steve/Apple made a lot of money (from Samsung) when they "trade marked" the Rectangle with Rounded Edges for the first design of iPhone! It's one of the Trade Mark infringement in the case vs. Samsung... http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Round_Rects_Are_Everywhere.txt&showcomments=1#comments Remarkable to read this 40 years later. Thank you for documenting this chapter in history. 🔥 http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Joining_Apple_Computer&showcomments=1#comments I will purchase that Big Mac from you if yo want to sell. ;-) (and no, not the McDonald's kind) http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Evolution_of_a_classic.txt&showcomments=1#comments My beard/stache is so thick I could be president of the world if I wanted it....I just don't want it. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Moustache.txt&showcomments=1#comments Do you remember when the Macintosh broke the GFLOPS and was classified as a weapon? LOL. Gotta love marketing. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Whats_A_Megaflop?.txt&showcomments=1#comments Charles must have done something right...I think he was one of the first space tourists. He made it big with Microsoft. But I agree...I'm not a fan of Hungarian Notation at all. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Hungarian.txt&showcomments=1#comments When are managers going to understand you can't predict the unknown? "How long will this take??". Me: "How long is a piece of string?" http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Resource_Manager_Countdown.txt&showcomments=1#comments That was a funny prank. However, if those ladies still had those signed magazines, they would probably be worth a little money these days. http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Can_We_Keep_The_Skies_Safe?.txt&showcomments=1#comments You get what you ask for... http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Negative_2000_Lines_Of_Code.txt&showcomments=1#comments