Comments on: Apple Truly a Religious Company? http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/ Technology and Mac geekery. One part exuberance, two parts obsession. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:59:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Collin http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8965 Collin Tue, 17 Jan 2006 07:02:07 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8965 Why would the silkscreening process have been designed from scratch, though, with such...ugly...type? Why would the silkscreening process have been designed from scratch, though, with such…ugly…type?

]]> By: Jaron Brass http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8930 Jaron Brass Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:58:50 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8930 I've seen similar Apple circuit boards that have the same marking. I don't think it's religious in nature, though I may be wrong. I think it might just have to do with whatever symbol library was available for characters during the circuit silkscreening process. If you notice, all of the letters look funny, and none sit on an actual 'baseline' like most typography. Letters that drop below the baseline are always annoying, and sometimes are condensed, abbreviated or changed to fit. I’ve seen similar Apple circuit boards that have the same marking. I don’t think it’s religious in nature, though I may be wrong. I think it might just have to do with whatever symbol library was available for characters during the circuit silkscreening process. If you notice, all of the letters look funny, and none sit on an actual ‘baseline’ like most typography. Letters that drop below the baseline are always annoying, and sometimes are condensed, abbreviated or changed to fit.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8910 Lindsey Tue, 17 Jan 2006 01:21:24 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8910 I don't think that the reference to the 80's was a dating of the symbol itself so much as it's popular use as the "Jesus Fish" on car bumpers. It may be important to note that the Reagan era was the time when this symbol became extremely wide-spread and visible, and then appeared on an Apple product of the early 90's -- point being that it's probably not a mistake or fluke. I don’t think that the reference to the 80’s was a dating of the symbol itself so much as it’s popular use as the “Jesus Fish” on car bumpers. It may be important to note that the Reagan era was the time when this symbol became extremely wide-spread and visible, and then appeared on an Apple product of the early 90’s — point being that it’s probably not a mistake or fluke.

]]> By: robert http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8808 robert Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:09:18 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8808 or its a lowercase l in handwritting. or its a lowercase l in handwritting.

]]> By: Collin http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8787 Collin Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:11:01 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8787 I had read the Wikipedia article on it -- pretty interesting. I had meant to link to it in the post! Whoops. I had read the Wikipedia article on it — pretty interesting. I had meant to link to it in the post! Whoops.

]]> By: Darrell J. Rohl http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8785 Darrell J. Rohl Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:58:19 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8785 Very interesting. If it is intended to be an ichthys (fish symbol), it is a little flat, but I can definitely see the possibility that this was, indeed, intended to be an ichthys. For more information on the symbol and its background (including much older pagan origins), check out this article on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys Very interesting. If it is intended to be an ichthys (fish symbol), it is a little flat, but I can definitely see the possibility that this was, indeed, intended to be an ichthys.

For more information on the symbol and its background (including much older pagan origins), check out this article on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys

]]> By: kris http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8784 kris Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:52:16 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8784 The symbol has actually been around since biblical times. It was a way of greeting. They would both draw a curved line in the sand. The symbol has actually been around since biblical times. It was a way of greeting. They would both draw a curved line in the sand.

]]> By: Peter http://www.command-tab.com/2006/01/15/apple-truly-a-religious-company/#comment-8783 Peter Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:40:32 +0000 http://www.command-tab.com/?p=248#comment-8783 It's older than that - google "ichthus christian symbol". Where was the board manufactured? It’s older than that - google “ichthus christian symbol”. Where was the board manufactured?

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