During this summer, I realized that Apple’s naming of versions seems a tad odd…
Background
We were sitting around a table in the beautiful Swedish archipelago, having a drink and chatting a little. Big men talk about big guns, right? So, we were discussing different German tank models. Not being just a man, but a computer geek as well, it hit me that the name of German tanks are the same as the name of OS X versions.
Names of tanks and operating system versions
When I got back online, I did a quick search, and Internet being what it is, naturally I hadn’t been the only one thinking about it. In German armored vehicles and Apple Mac OS X all these are listed, but please allow me to present a short list:
- Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah
- Tank: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard (Gepard in German means Cheetah in English)
- Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
- Tank: Sd.Kfz. 234/2 “Puma”
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
- Tanks: Jaguar 1 and Jaguar 2
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
- Tank: Panther
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Tanks: Tiger 1 and Tiger 2
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Tanks: Leopard 1 and Leopard 2
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Haven’t found the corresponding tank yet, but I’m sure it exists… ?
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- In German armored vehicles and Apple Mac OS X all these are listed, but please allow me to present a short list: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Tank: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard (Gepard in German means Cheetah in English) Mac OS X 10.1 Puma Tank: Sd.Kfz. 234/2 “Puma” Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Tanks: Jaguar 1 and Jaguar 2 Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Tank.
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Really
I’m really not sure where all this comes from, and it might just be coincidence – trust me, I’m not implying that Apple is some kind of Neo-Nazi movement in disguise (thinking about when especially the Tiger tank was mostly active). And sure, I can see why you would like to name something after great mighty cats.
But, what I really think, is that if you’re going to name a product line of any kind, don’t you just stop a moment to think, to contemplate:
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a) Have anyone else used this naming convention?
b) Could there be any kind of negative connection?
Maybe my guess for the next iPhone to be named iPhone 3G SS isn’t so far off after all… ?
Variant list
Name | Version | Released | Available for |
---|---|---|---|
AlexAngband | 0.9 | April 6, 2003 | Source, Windows |
Angband/64 | Beta 7 r3 | April 8, 2001 | Source, Library files, Windows, Amiga, Linux |
Animeband | 0.6.1 alpha | January 9, 2007 | Source, Windows |
CatHAngband | 3.0.3 | September 12, 2003 | Source, Windows, Mac OS X |
Chengband | |||
ComPosBand | 7.1.2 | June 10, 2019 | exe, Source zipfile, Source tarball |
DaJAngband | 1.3.5 | November 4, 2012 | Windows + source code |
Entroband | 1.7.1 | November 4, 2005 | Source, Windows |
EyAngband | 0.5.2 | January 27, 2003 | Source, Windows, Mac OS 9, RISC OS |
FAangband | 1.4 | December 24, 2013 | Source, Windows, OS X (Cocoa), OS X (Carbon), CentOS 6 (32-bit), CentOS 6 (64-bit), Fedora 19 (32-bit), Fedora 19 (64-bit), Fedora 18 (32-bit), Fedora 18 (64-bit), Fedora 17 (32-bit), Fedora 17 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 13.1 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 13.1 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 12.3 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 12.3 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 12.2 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 12.2 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 12.1 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 12.1 (64-bit) |
FayAngband | 1.1 | October 5, 2011 | Windows, Mac OS X, 32-bit Linux, 64-bit Linux, Source |
FrogComposband | 7.1.chocolate | July 20, 2019 | full game, precompiled, Source zipfile, Source tarball |
FuryBand | |||
Gumband | 2.3.2 | January 26, 2010 | Source, MS-DOS, Windows |
Halls of Mist | 1.3.2 | January 15, 2013 | Windows, OS X, Linux (64-bit Debian/Ubuntu), Source |
Hellband | 0.8.7 | December 30, 2009 | Source, Windows |
Hengband | 1.6.2 | July 13, 2004 | Source, Windows, Mac OS X |
Ironband | Dec2012 | November 24, 2012 | Windows + source code |
MAngband | 1.1.2 | April 27, 2009 | Windows client, Mac OS X client, Source |
NPPAngband | 6.1.2 | March 30, 2013 | Windows, OS X, Source, CentOS 6 (32-bit), CentOS 6 (64-bit), Fedora 18 (32-bit), Fedora 18 (64-bit), Fedora 17 (32-bit), Fedora 17 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 12.3 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 12.3 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 12.2 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 12.2 (64-bit), OpenSUSE 12.1 (32-bit), OpenSUSE 12.1 (64-bit) |
Oangband | 1.1.0u | December 16, 2008 | Source, Windows, Mac OS X, WinCE, Nintendo DS |
Portralis | 0.4 build 001 | January 3, 2010 | Downloads |
Posband | 0.9.9 Alpha 1 | October 17, 2005 | Source, Windows |
PosChengband | 7.1.1 | October 3, 2019 | Windows, Source |
PWMangband | |||
Quickband | 2.0.6 | December 3, 2012 | Windows + source, Mac OS X |
RePosBand | 0.6.5 | February 16, 2011 | Source code, Windows |
Sangband | 1.01 build 129 | October 8, 2010 | Source, Windows |
sCthangband | 1.0.18 | May 31, 2004 | Source, Windows, RISC OS |
Sil | 1.2.1 | January 13, 2014 | Mac OS X, Windows, Source code |
Sil-Q | 1.4.2 | May 6, 2019 | Windows, Source zipfile, Source tarball |
Steamband | 0.4.1 | December 24, 2007 | Source, Windows, Mac OS X |
T.o.M.E. | 2.3.5 | May 12, 2008 | Source, Windows, Mac OS X |
TinyAngband | 0.0.3a | March 17, 2009 | Windows, Source |
TomeNET | |||
Unangband | 0.7.0-pre1 | December 25, 2018 | Source, Linux, Windows |
XAngband | 1.3.1 | March 5, 2009 | Source, Windows |
XBAND | 0.5.0 | September 7, 2004 | Source, Windows |
Z+Angband | 0.3.3 | December 25, 2010 | Downloads |
Zangband | 2.7.5 pre I | June 4, 2005 | Source, Windows, Mac OS X, DOS |
Variant Tanks Mac Os Catalina
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