McIntosh
McIntosh, Macintosh, or Mackintosh refers to:
- Mackintosh or Macintosh, a raincoat
- Macintosh, a brand of personal computer from Apple Inc.
- Macintosh 128K, introduced simply as the Macintosh, the first model sold under that brand
- McIntosh Red, an apple cultivar
McIntosh also means these organisations and brands:
- Clan Mackintosh, a Scottish clan
- Rowntree Mackintosh or John Mackintosh and Co, both former UK confectionery companies now part of Nestlé
- Mackintosh's Toffee, a Nestlé confectionery
- McIntosh Laboratory, a hi-fi manufacturer
McIntosh also refers to these places:
- McIntosh, Alabama, USA
- McIntosh, Florida, USA
- McIntosh County, several counties in the United States
These people have the surname McIntosh:
- Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), a Scottish inventor
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868–1928), a Scottish architect and designer
- Donald McIntosh (1838–1876), a Canadian-born officer in Custer's 7th Cavalry who was killed at Little Big Horn
- Ewart Alan Mackintosh (1893-1917) was a lieutenant in the British army during the First World War and a war poet.
- Hamish McIntosh, an Australian Rules footballer
- John S. McIntosh, paleontologist
- Maggie McIntosh, U.S. politician from Maryland
- Robert J. McIntosh (b. 1922), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Stephanie McIntosh (b. 1985), an Australian singer
- Winston Hubert McIntosh (1944–1987), better known as Peter Tosh
- William Carmichael McIntosh, 19th century scientist and winner of the Royal Medal in 1899 and the Linnean Medal in 1924.
- William McIntosh (1775-1825), a leader of the Creek Indians
- W. S. McIntosh, a civil rights leaded in Dayton, Ohio in the 1960's and 1970's
- See also
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "McIntosh (disambiguation)"
Extended Definition: McIntosh
McIntosh (apple)
The McIntosh Red (McIntosh, Mac) is an apple cultivar with red and green skin, a tart flavor, and tender white flesh. It becomes ripe in late September. It is traditionally the most popular cultivar in New England, well known for the pink sauce unpeeled McIntoshes make. Many consider it a superior eating apple and well suited for applesauce, cider, and pies. It is extremely common to find this particular cultivar packed in children's lunches across North America owing to its small to medium size and longstanding reputation as a healthy snack.
Every McIntosh apple has a direct lineage to a single tree discovered in 1811 by John McIntosh on his farm in Dundela, a hamlet located in Dundas County in the Canadian province of Ontario, near Morrisburg.
Offspring of the Mac include the firmer Macoun (a Jersey Black cross), Spartan apple (a Newtown Pippin cross), Cortland, Empire, Jonamac, maybe Paula Red, Jersey Mac, and others.
Borrowing the name
Jef Raskin, a computer scientist, is credited with naming the Apple Macintosh, a computer system, after the fruit, adopting a very common misspelling often seen in grocery stores. It is possible that this spelling was used to avoid confusion with the high end audio manufacturer McIntosh. Due to the persistence of the Macintosh computer line, the misspelling of the cultivar has only been perpetuated.
External links
- The BSA McIntosh Apple Development Poster
- United States Patent PP12863 - MacIntosh apple variety named `Miriela`
- Ontario Heritage Foundation
- Ontario Plaques - John McIntosh
- Vermont Apples
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Adams Pearmain • Ambrosia • Antonovka • Baldwin • Ben Davis • Blenheim Orange • Braeburn • Bramley • Cameo • Cortland • Cornish Gilliflower • Cox's Orange Pippin • Cripps Pink • Egremont Russet • Elstar • Empire • Esopus Spitzenburg • Flower of Kent • Fuji • Gala • Ginger Gold • Golden Delicious • Granny Smith • Gravenstein • Haralson • Honeycrisp • Idared • James Grieve • Jazz • Jonagold • Jonathan • Knobbed Russet • Macoun • McIntosh • Mutsu • Newtown Pippin • Northern Spy • Paula Red • Pink Pearl • Pinova • Rambo • Red Delicious • Rhode Island Greening • Ribston Pippin • Rome • Roxbury Russet • Spartan |
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "McIntosh"
