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For what it's worth, back in the day Acorn Computers had an acorn as logo and manufactured both computers and their own RiscOS Operating System, and their name
by squarefoot 6y ago
For what it's worth, back in the day Acorn Computers had an acorn as logo and manufactured both computers and their own RiscOS Operating System, and their name was chosen with the intended purpose of appearing before Apple Computers in a phonebook.
I don't recall of any lawsuits from Apple; probably because back then that would have been painful for them as well.
It's easy to bully others when one expects no retaliation.
- kens 6y agoFor some history, Acorn Computers (among other things) designed the Acorn RISC Machine processor or ARM for use in their personal computers. This is the forerunner of the ARM processor used in almost every phone today.
- timthorn 6y agoBack in those days, computer companies named after fruit or flowers were common. Apricot, Tulip, Tangerine, etc...