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So what does ⌘ represent? The revisionist history is that it's a Swedish map symbol repurposed. People who were there will tell you that it's called "double i
by reaperducer 3y ago
So what does ⌘ represent?
The revisionist history is that it's a Swedish map symbol repurposed.
People who were there will tell you that it's called "double infinity" and was used because the regular infinity symbol lacked visual weight and it was thought might be too similar to other keys.
- mtlmtlmtlmtl 3y agoInteresting. Though I'm curious why infinity was even a consideration in the first place.
- reaperducer 3y agoInteresting. Though I'm curious why infinity was even a consideration in the first place. That part I don't know. Maybe just because it's geeky, and the original Mac team was certainly that; even the ones involved in its physical design.
- _shantaram 3y agoMacintosh Folklore disagrees. That's literally as close to "people who were there" as one can get. https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Swedish_Campground.txt https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Swedish_Campgrou...
- SeanLuke 3y agoSusan Kare selected the symbol herself. I wouldn't exactly call her explanation "revisionist".