Talk:Sad Mac

Misinterpreted.
The Mac isn't emotionally sad, it looks dead. It should be called something like 'Deceased Mac' or 'Dead Mac.' —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 141.168.36.9 (talk • contribs).


 * No.


 * It's called Sad Mac, that's what it's always been called, that's what it always will be called. It's just its name. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Izzymeckler (talk • contribs).


 * Actually, it should be restated as Sad Macintosh. The 1991 Macintosh User's Guide, the 1990 Macintosh Reference guide, the 1986 Mac Plus user guide, and other Apple publications, clearly refer it as the Sad Macintosh. I think we should rename the article as Sad Macintosh. Steven312 22:58, 11 March 2007 (UTC)


 * I know that the Sad Mac looks like death, but Sad Mac is more correct.Junkcops (talk) 23:35, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Fixing the iPod
I'm going to go ahead and remove the instructions on fixing the sad icon on iPod, as it's not relevant encyclopedic information. I mean, it's useful, but it's not encyclopedic. There is the whole rest of the Internet for that. 65.41.111.68 19:57, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

Contradiction
"It is noted that the right side of the frown extends down one additional pixel."

So the image is wrong? There it extends two additional pixels. Shinobu 17:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * If I can understand you message right, it is true: the Sad Macintosh icon does have have two extra pixels. One that is near the corner, and one at the end Steven312 22:58, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Date error
Hi, i thing exists an error on the design date of the icon: the Macintosh Plus ROM was released in 1986, and the article says the iccon was appeared on 1987. Probably this date is erroneous. Pabloignacio 02 (talk) 14:36, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Date error confirmed
I just checked my printout and hand disassembly of the 64K original Mac ROMS from 1984. The code to draw the Sad Mac ("DrawSadMac") is at $4007CC; the image of a "BlankMac" is at $40080C; "MacSmile" image is at $4008A0; "MacFrown" image is at $4008B4. The code to draw a hex numeric error is at "BadMac" at $4000F4 with the numeric images starting at $40017A.

I know this so well because I had to adapt this code to run with a different video memory of different size, and this code is all hard-coded to a Mac screen at $0007A700 that's $40 bytes wide (512 x 342 pixels). The routine names were from Steve Jasik's MacNosey disassembler and I believe they're straight from Apple. I ported all this and a bunch more to the Atari ST on a product called "Spectre GCR", which has its own Wikipedia page. -- David Small, Sept. 25 '08 71.229.213.194 (talk) 19:42, 25 September 2008 (UTC) dsmall

Is sad mac is one of Black Screen of Death?
I think that the Sad Macs is in black background, so I want to notice that Sad Mac is a Black Screen of Death. Junkcops (talk) 23:32, 22 November 2008 (UTC)

Another picture of Sad Tab
I think there was this pop-up window in Google Chrome with a picture of Sad Tab with stuff coming out of it's mouth. What is it for? 118.136.77.126 (talk) 11:18, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

Is it just me, or is the Sad Mac not in the picture of Google Chrome, even though the caption says it is?Rogutaan (talk) 17:26, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Chrome
Shouldn't we also have an image of the puzzle piece? 76.66.193.224 (talk) 00:04, 27 May 2010 (UTC)