Iron Age n.
In the history of computing, 1961-1971 -- the
formative era of commercial mainframe technology, when
ferrite-core dinosaurs ruled the earth. The Iron Age began,
ironically enough, with the delivery of the first minicomputer (the
PDP-1) and ended with the introduction of the first commercial
microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in 1971. See also Stone Age;
compare elder days.
In the history of computing, 1961-1971 -- the
formative era of commercial mainframe technology, when
ferrite-core dinosaurs ruled the earth. The Iron Age began,
ironically enough, with the delivery of the first minicomputer (the
PDP-1) and ended with the introduction of the first commercial
microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in 1971. See also Stone Age;
compare elder days.
Related:
- Iron Age n.
In the history of computing, 1961-1971 -
the formative era of commercial mainframe technology... - Stone Age n.,adj.
1. In computer folklore, an ill-defined
period from ENIAC (ca.
1943) to the mid-1950s; the great age of electromechanical... - Stone Age: n., adj. 1. In computer folklore, an ill-defined period
from ENIAC (ca.
1943) to the mid-1950s; the great age of electromechanical... - elder days n.
The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly,
pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS ARPANET... - elder days: n. The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly,
pre-1980); the era of the {PDP-10}, {TECO}, {{ITS}}... - mainframe n.
Term originally referring to the cabinet
containing the central processor unit or `main frame' of a
room-filling Stone Age batch machine.
After the emergence of smaller `minicomputer' designs... - mainframe: n. Term originally referring to the cabinet
containing the central processor unit or `main frame' of a
room-filling {Stone Age} batch machine.
After the emergence of smaller `minicomputer' designs... - silicon n.
Hardware, esp. ICs or microprocessor-based
computer systems (compare iron).
Contrasted with software. See also sandbender... - core dump n.
[common Iron Age jargon, preserved by
Unix] 1.
[techspeak] A copy of the contents of core, produced...
From the same category:
- C n.
1. The third letter of the English alphabet.
2. ASCII 1000011. 3. The name of a programming... - Hackintosh n.
1. An Apple Lisa that has been hacked into
emulating a Macintosh (also called a `Mac XL').
2. A Macintosh assembled from parts theoretically... - point-and-drool interface n.
Parody of the techspeak term
`point-and-shoot interface',
describing a windows, icons, and mouse-based interface... - fried adj.
1. [common] Non-working due to hardware
failure;
burnt out. Especially used of hardware brought down... - wall interj.
[WPI] 1. An indication of confusion,
usually spoken with a quizzical tone: "Wall??" ...
