:dinosaur: n. 1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special
power. Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in contrast
with newer microprocessor-based machines. In a famous quote from
the 1988 UNIX EXPO, Bill Joy compared the liquid-cooled mainframe
in the massive IBM display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck
outside pumping its bodily fluids through it". IBM was not
amused. Compare {big iron}; see also {mainframe}. 2. [IBM]
A very conservative user; a {zipperhead}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
power. Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in contrast
with newer microprocessor-based machines. In a famous quote from
the 1988 UNIX EXPO, Bill Joy compared the liquid-cooled mainframe
in the massive IBM display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck
outside pumping its bodily fluids through it". IBM was not
amused. Compare {big iron}; see also {mainframe}. 2. [IBM]
A very conservative user; a {zipperhead}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- dinosaur n.
1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and
special power.
Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in ... - 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... - iron: n. Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of
{mainframe} class with big metal cabinets housing relatively
low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern
supercomputers).
Often in the phrase {big iron}. Oppose {silicon}... - dinosaur pen: n. A traditional {mainframe} computer room complete with
raised flooring,
special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning... - box: n. 1. A computer; esp. in the construction `foo box'
where foo is some functional qualifier,
like `graphics', or the name of an OS (thus, `UNIX... - Big Red Switch: [IBM] n. The power switch on a computer,
esp. the `Emergency Pull' switch on an IBM {mainframe}... - dinosaur pen n.
A traditional mainframe computer room
complete with raised flooring,
special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning... - iron n.
Hardware, especially older and larger hardware of
mainframe class with big metal cabinets housing relatively
low-density electronics (but the term is also used of modern
supercomputers).
Often in the phrase big iron. Oppose silicon. ... - 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...
