Why is Apple called Apple?

SaCleoCheater · #1 09-14-2009, 06:43 PM

Here's a short story I'd like to tell you... Some of you may already know and others may not, but I hope you find this interesting...

About 50 years ago, a British man named Alan Turing worked for the British Army, in code cracking and intercepting codes sent by the "Enemies" back then... he was soon interesting in machinery and computing...

To cut strait to the point, Alan invented the first type of computer in the 1940's, it was a revolution in those days, even though of course, it wasn't commercialised... A few years later, the Police had found out that he was "Gay", (he reported a robbery at his house, and the police had found out that the robber was his X-Boyfriend...) and in those days, he would either have to face Jail for life, or castration... He chose castration...

In the late 1950's he decided he couldn't live like that anymore... so, he injected poison into an apple and took a bite out of it... He was found dead with a bite out of an apple...

There is only one company that is a true tribute and remembrance to this man....

 Apple Computer, Inc.

I may be a little off about it, but that's how I remember it...

Taisto · #2 09-14-2009, 06:50 PM

Is it really why the company is called "Apple" ? =P Not sure, but still kinda interesting. I had a class about Turing and his machine when i was at the university, but none of this was mentioned. Oh and wiki and other sources give the same story, so it seems that You remembered well =)

atka · #3 09-25-2009, 01:34 AM

Kind of wrong on the Alan Turing part he was not castrated he was given hormones to curb his libido and it did work. Unfortunately this also resulted in the fact that he grew breasts and he could or would not live like that so he ate the apple.

dreamside · #4 12-13-2009, 10:01 PM

wasn't it with something like .. Beatles already had an apple on a album so he couldn't use that idea
then if it was bitten then it would work or something XD?