McIntosh

McIntosh is a variety of apple from which Jef Raskin derived the name for Macintosh, a line of personal computers from Apple Computer. The McIntosh is in season from September through May and is a good variety to bake in pies, but is not a snacking apple.Apple Guide: McIntosh, US Apple Association. Archived 2015-03-23.
==Etymology==
The apples are named after , a farmer who is credited with discovering the original McIntosh sapling growing wild on his farm in in 1811. The name McIntosh is a variant of the Scottish surname that originated from .History of Clan McIntosh by Todd B. McIntosh, Clan McIntosh. Accessed 2020-09-28.
==References==
==External Links==
*History of the McIntosh Apple at Reed Valley Orchard
* at Wikipedia
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