:slap on the side: n. (also called a {sidecar}, or abbreviated
`SOTS'.) A type of external expansion hardware marketed by
computer manufacturers (e.g., Commodore for the Amiga 500/1000
series and IBM for the hideous failure called `PCjr'). Various
SOTS boxes provided necessities such as memory, hard drive
controllers, and conventional expansion slots.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
`SOTS'.) A type of external expansion hardware marketed by
computer manufacturers (e.g., Commodore for the Amiga 500/1000
series and IBM for the hideous failure called `PCjr'). Various
SOTS boxes provided necessities such as memory, hard drive
controllers, and conventional expansion slots.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- slap on the side n.
(also called a sidecar, or
abbreviated `SOTS'.) A type of external expansion hardware
marketed by computer manufacturers (e.g.
Commodore for the Amiga 500/1000 series and IBM... - sidecar n.
1. Syn. slap on the side. Esp. used of
add-ons for the late and unlamented IBM PCjr.
2. The IBM PC compatibility box that could be bolted... - sidecar: n. 1. Syn. {slap on the side}. Esp. used of add-ons
for the late and unlamented IBM PCjr.
2. The IBM PC compatibility box that could be bolted... - short card: n. A half-length IBM PC expansion card or adapter that
will fit in one of the two short slots located towards the right
rear of a standard chassis (tucked behind the floppy disk drives).
See also {tall card}. -- The AI Hackers... - killer poke: n. A recipe for inducing hardware damage on a machine
via insertion of invalid values (see {poke}) into a memory-mapped
control register;
used esp. of various fairly well-known tricks on... - Vulcan nerve pinch: n. [from the old "Star Trek" TV series via
Commodore Amiga hackers] The keyboard combination that forces a
soft-boot or jump to ROM monitor (on machines that support such a
feature).
On many micros this is Ctrl-Alt-Del; on Suns, L1-A... - amoeba: n. Humorous term for the Commodore Amiga personal computer.
The AI Hackers... - killer poke n.
A recipe for inducing hardware damage on a
machine via insertion of invalid values (see poke) into a
memory-mapped control register;
used esp. of various fairly well-known tricks on... - WAITS:: /wayts/ n. The mutant cousin of {{TOPS-10}} used on a
handful of systems at {{SAIL}} up to 1990.
There was never an `official' expansion of WAITS...
