A Macintosh is a personal computer made by Apple. Almost everyone shortens it to Mac. The first Macintosh came out in the 1980s, and the name stayed as the machines changed — desktops, laptops, all-in-ones.

A MacintoshMacintosh made by Apple是蘋果公司做的 is a personal computer個人電腦. Almost everyone幾乎每個人 shortens it to都把它簡稱做 MacMac. The first Macintosh第一台Macintosh came out in the 1980s在1980年代推出, and之後 the machines changed機器一直在變 — desktops, laptops, all-in-ones桌上型、筆電、一體成型機 — the name stayed但這個名字保留了下來.

Though actually, the name is an old Scottish family name: Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche, “son of the thane” (a thane was a kind of clan chief). Apple took it from the McIntosh apple, then changed the spelling.

Though actually不過其實, the name這個名字 is an old Scottish family name是個古老的蘇格蘭姓氏: Gaelic Mac an Tòisiche蓋爾語Mac an Tòisiche, "son of the thane"意思是「首領之子」 (a thane was a kind of clan chiefthane是一種氏族首領). Apple蘋果公司 took it from把它取自 the McIntosh appleMcIntosh蘋果這種蘋果, then changed the spelling然後改了拼法.

In everyday talk Mac is the warm, normal word; Macintosh sounds a little official or a little old.

In everyday talk在日常說法裡 MacMac is the warm, normal word是親切、常見的說法; MacintoshMacintosh sounds a little official or a little old聽起來比較正式，或有點老派。

It is not the raincoat. That is usually spelled mackintosh, after a different man named Charles Macintosh.

It它 is not不是指 the raincoat雨衣. That那個雨衣 is usually spelled通常拼作 mackintoshmackintosh, after a different man named Charles Macintosh是以另一位叫Charles Macintosh的人命名的。