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• doorstop n. Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup.
  When we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a doorstop....
• doorstop: n. Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup.
  When we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a doorstop....
• We build bodies that last a lifetime.
• You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you sure as hell can tell how much it's going to cost.
• bit-paired keyboard n.,obs. (alt. `bit-shift keyboard') A non-standard keyboard layout that seems to have originated with the Teletype ASR-33 and remained common for several years on early computer equipment.
  The ASR-33 was a mechanical device (see EOU), so the only way to generate the character codes from keystrokes was by some physical linkage....
• How many politically correct people -- does it take to change a light bulb?
  None. "Why should we impose our values on the light bulb?...
• Unix: a moment of convenience, a lifetime of regret. -- old ITS hacker saying
• The cost of living hasn't affected its popularity.