Light Peak originally referred to its fiber optic medium. Of course, "FireWire" doesn't contain fire and "DVD" doesn't really tell you anything either. Of course you could go the literal route and call your port for displays "DisplayPort".
It's really more about aesthetics and marketing. I agree, "Light Peak" sounds sleek and futuristic, while Thunderbolt sounds like a monster truck. Pretty un-Apple.
I know what it refers to, but it still doesn't mean anything. Ask someone what they think Light Peak means, and they're as likely to tell you it's dawn at the top of a mountain.
Everyone is trying to come up with catchy names, but like most names of drugs, they don't mean anything.
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
I know what it refers to, but it still doesn't mean anything. Ask someone what they think Light Peak means, and they're as likely to tell you it's dawn at the top of a mountain.
Everyone is trying to come up with catchy names, but like most names of drugs, they don't mean anything.
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
Not really. besides implying that its an electrical connection, Thunderbolt isn't really that descriptive either. If you want to go that route, It should be named something like PASI, the Protocol-Agnostic Serial Interface. doesn't quite roll off the tongue like 'USB' tho \
Anything Apple names it or does with it has to have more appeal than THIS!. That ad made me take another serious look at cutting over to AMD. Couple it with those terrible MMX ads with the disco cleanroom suits. . . .
Anything Apple names it or does with it has to have more appeal than THIS!. That ad made me take another serious look at cutting over to AMD. Couple it with those terrible MMX ads with the disco cleanroom suits. . . .
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
Electrical arcs are not something that a computer user wants associated with their machine. It usually spells trouble.
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
Actually, very un-Apple-like in many ways.
The oddest thing to me is combining "Thunder" and "bolt." I guess this is the Norse influence over us or something. Anyway, I think in terms of bolts of lightning and claps of thunder, lightening being the electrical phenomenon occurring in bolts, and thunder being the associated sound. Referring to a "thunderbolt" is akin to believing the of noise of a gun as what is dangerous rather than the bullet speeding out of its barrel.
" ... similar to an earlier decision by the company to brand the IEEE 1394 technology as "FireWire."
That's the cart before the horse there, my friend. Research confirms my recollection that Apple was using FireWire on their computers years before the IEEE ratified 1394 in 1995:
" ... similar to an earlier decision by the company to brand the IEEE 1394 technology as "FireWire."
That's the cart before the horse there, my friend. Research confirms my recollection that Apple was using FireWire on their computers years before the IEEE ratified 1394 in 1995:
OK, so I was off a decade. Must be the medication. I remember Apple announcing the technology early on, but it didn't appear on any Macs, as far as I can tell, until 1999.
Not really. besides implying that its an electrical connection, Thunderbolt isn't really that descriptive either. If you want to go that route, It should be named something like PASI, the Protocol-Agnostic Serial Interface. doesn't quite roll off the tongue like 'USB' tho \
Yeah, that would kill word of mouth cause people would hear it & think people were talking about pacifiers.
How about ePCI (pronounced epsy), kind of like eSATA. To me there are just a lot of better names than thunderbolt. Even something like AMP (Apple's Mega Port or Apple Mighty Port) or SFP (Super Fast Port)...oh wait, they already have iOS so they really don't need anymore confusion with network routing devices.
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Light Peak originally referred to its fiber optic medium. Of course, "FireWire" doesn't contain fire and "DVD" doesn't really tell you anything either. Of course you could go the literal route and call your port for displays "DisplayPort".
It's really more about aesthetics and marketing. I agree, "Light Peak" sounds sleek and futuristic, while Thunderbolt sounds like a monster truck. Pretty un-Apple.
I know what it refers to, but it still doesn't mean anything. Ask someone what they think Light Peak means, and they're as likely to tell you it's dawn at the top of a mountain.
Everyone is trying to come up with catchy names, but like most names of drugs, they don't mean anything.
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
How about iPeak for the name?
That means you're over the top, in your declining years.
How about iPeak for the name?
Isn't that a bit premature, although preferable to ED
I know what it refers to, but it still doesn't mean anything. Ask someone what they think Light Peak means, and they're as likely to tell you it's dawn at the top of a mountain.
Everyone is trying to come up with catchy names, but like most names of drugs, they don't mean anything.
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
Not really. besides implying that its an electrical connection, Thunderbolt isn't really that descriptive either. If you want to go that route, It should be named something like PASI, the Protocol-Agnostic Serial Interface. doesn't quite roll off the tongue like 'USB' tho
It's a nice follow up to firewire also, kinda keeps that onomatopoeia tradition.
Anything Apple names it or does with it has to have more appeal than THIS!. That ad made me take another serious look at cutting over to AMD. Couple it with those terrible MMX ads with the disco cleanroom suits. . . .
aw, you're kidding, I loved that commercial
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
Electrical arcs are not something that a computer user wants associated with their machine. It usually spells trouble.
I like the name Thunderbolt. A thunderbolt is a streak of visible electricity traveling at the speed of light. It's even more descriptive than Light Peak.
Actually, very un-Apple-like in many ways.
The oddest thing to me is combining "Thunder" and "bolt." I guess this is the Norse influence over us or something. Anyway, I think in terms of bolts of lightning and claps of thunder, lightening being the electrical phenomenon occurring in bolts, and thunder being the associated sound. Referring to a "thunderbolt" is akin to believing the of noise of a gun as what is dangerous rather than the bullet speeding out of its barrel.
That's the cart before the horse there, my friend. Research confirms my recollection that Apple was using FireWire on their computers years before the IEEE ratified 1394 in 1995:
http://www.faculty.iu-bremen.de/birk...re/history.htm
http://www.1394ta.org/press/whitepap...comparison.pdf
Zeus is gonna be pissed.
And Odin or Thor?
" ... similar to an earlier decision by the company to brand the IEEE 1394 technology as "FireWire."
That's the cart before the horse there, my friend. Research confirms my recollection that Apple was using FireWire on their computers years before the IEEE ratified 1394 in 1995:
http://www.faculty.iu-bremen.de/birk...re/history.htm
http://www.1394ta.org/press/whitepap...comparison.pdf
OK, so I was off a decade. Must be the medication. I remember Apple announcing the technology early on, but it didn't appear on any Macs, as far as I can tell, until 1999.
Not really. besides implying that its an electrical connection, Thunderbolt isn't really that descriptive either. If you want to go that route, It should be named something like PASI, the Protocol-Agnostic Serial Interface. doesn't quite roll off the tongue like 'USB' tho
Yeah, that would kill word of mouth cause people would hear it & think people were talking about pacifiers.
How about ePCI (pronounced epsy), kind of like eSATA. To me there are just a lot of better names than thunderbolt. Even something like AMP (Apple's Mega Port or Apple Mighty Port) or SFP (Super Fast Port)...oh wait, they already have iOS so they really don't need anymore confusion with network routing devices.