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TIL Apple engineers code-named the Power Macintosh 7100 "Carl Sagan." When Sagan sent a cease-and-desist letter, they changed it to "BHA" for "Butt-Head Astronomer." Eventually a settlement was reached and Apple released an apology. Their final name for the project was "LAW"- "Lawyers Are Wimps"

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