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Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: cahult on 24 July 2003, 19:08

Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: cahult on 24 July 2003, 19:08
http://www.macrumors.com/ (http://www.macrumors.com/)

When Apple run out of cats, what can they use after that? I have some suggestions:

Wolf

Falcon

Eagle

How about it? Do you like it?
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: flap on 24 July 2003, 19:24
You mean trademark, not patent.
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: Fett101 on 24 July 2003, 21:09
Badger. Oh yeah.

"I'm runnig my badger on a dual 1ghz with 1 gig ram"

What sounds cooler then that?
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: Stilly on 24 July 2003, 23:49
what about chupacabra(sp) the thing that roams around at night drinking the blood from goats and probably longhorns if it could...
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: gump420 on 25 July 2003, 00:00
quote:
Originally posted by Fett101:
Badger. Oh yeah.

"I'm runnig my badger on a dual 1ghz with 1 gig ram"

What sounds cooler then that?


"Badgers!?! We don't need no stinkin' badgers!!"
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: cahult on 25 July 2003, 00:01
quote:
Originally posted by flap:
You mean trademark, not patent.


You
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: cahult on 25 July 2003, 00:02
quote:
Originally posted by Fett101:
Badger. Oh yeah.

"I'm runnig my badger on a dual 1ghz with 1 gig ram"

What sounds cooler then that?


How about Beaver?  (http://tongue.gif)
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: flap on 25 July 2003, 00:18
quote:
Originally posted by cahult:


You
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: M51DPS on 26 July 2003, 23:42
Maybe it's just to keep other companies from copying off of their theme. Still, everybody else would be so jealous of Narwhal running on my dual 2 GHz G5.

(http://www.boutilierassoc.com/narwhal.jpg)
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: more fire man dem on 27 July 2003, 05:11
Cerberus, perhaps?
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 27 July 2003, 16:55
But Apple can't copywrite anything! It's against the law! Otherwise no one would get any good ideas because they can't copy Apple!!!!  :mad:
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: suselinux on 28 July 2003, 03:19
How about the New ..... Apple Core!  get it?


(http://www.foodandhealthnetwork.com/images/apple.jpg)
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 28 July 2003, 04:16
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Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: avello500 on 28 July 2003, 07:52
how about a worm that cant get inside of an apple.
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: solo on 19 August 2003, 13:11
hey we have Apple Macintoshes, why not Apple Granny Smiths (i like those better).
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: cahult on 19 August 2003, 16:55
quote:
Originally posted by Fury: Freedom Fighter:
hey we have Apple Macintoshes, why not Apple Granny Smiths (i like those better).


Apple Red Delicious?  :D
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: Fett101 on 19 August 2003, 20:15
Fuji would be nice.
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: jasonlane on 19 August 2003, 21:05
Fuji, nice....mountain / volcano names

  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: cahult on 20 August 2003, 01:20
Krakatoa/Krakatau

Kilauea

Mauna Loa

Vesuvius

Mount St Helens

Pinatubo

Etna

Nevado Del Ruiz

There are lots of names of volcanoes. Here are some more for ya:

Volcano World (http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html)
Title: Apple to patent Cougar, Tiger etc for future OS versions
Post by: Faust on 20 August 2003, 06:09
quote:

But Apple can't copywrite anything! It's against the law! Otherwise no one would get any good ideas because they can't copy Apple!!!


Yeah how else would we get medicine, airplanes, cars, computers, the konqueror engine or the bsd kernel?