Comments on: The Mac in Futurama

By: recharged95

recharged95 — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:41:00 +0000

iHawk also a spin on MASH’s main character, a doctor called “hawkeye”.

By: krema

krema — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:07:51 +0000

yay! thanks Schoschi for this awesome info. Added it to the article under the first iZac picture.

By: Schoschie

Schoschie — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:01:51 +0000

The corporate font that Apple used in the days of System 6/7/8 is a variant of ITC Garamond, about 20% reduced in width.
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/garamond/
(Just as an aside

By: Brannigan senior

Brannigan senior — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:06:11 +0000

Great Post, Thank you
Am looking for the mac version of the hypnotoad screen server would love to get some help finding it
thank you
Brannigan senior

By: patte

patte — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:09:38 +0000

Thanks for the sum up… just discovered your blog – I like it [added to my NNW].

By: yeah

yeah — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:29:52 +0000

iZac is a mixed reference to the iMac and to Isaac the bartender from love boat (1977):

http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0034322/

By: krema

krema — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:33:14 +0000

Hi Kelvin, I just noticed the iObey reference in the recent DVD releases (Bender’s Big Score) and found nothing beside that. If there will be any Mac/i-Brand references in the upcoming “Into the Wild Green Yonder” I will surely update this article

By: Kelvin Lam

Kelvin Lam — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:37:31 +0000

I haven’t rewatched them, but have you noticed any updated Mac references in the recent direct to DVD Futurama releases?

By: Stigré

Stigré — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:59:09 +0000

iMacs and iBooks may never have come in yellow, but I’ve seen my fair share of yellow eMacs (generally discoloured via the smoking habit of their owners.)