Named after inventor Charles Macintosh, 1766-1843. He studied chemistry at the University of Edinburgh, and invented a type of waterproof fabric.
Gentleman’s Macintosh, circa 1893,
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What did they have against hoods?
I tried to find info about whether 1890 vintage Macintoshes were available with hoods, and now I can tell you a lot more about the 42 year history of a certain type of personal computer.
Well? Don’t keep us in suspense!
For starters, they were much less waterproof.
It was hard to make a hood that fits a trilby underneath. They simply didn’t have the technology /s
