: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."
Compare {boat anchor}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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."
Compare {boat anchor}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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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... - boat anchor: n. 1. Like {doorstop} but more severe;
implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly... - boat anchor n.
[common; from ham radio] 1. Like doorstop
but more severe;
implies that the offending hardware is irreversibly... - double DECkers: n. Used to describe married couples in which both
partners work for Digital Equipment Corporation.
The AI Hackers... - green machine: n. A computer or peripheral device that has been
designed and built to military specifications for field equipment
(that is,
to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature... - gonkulator: /gon'kyoo-lay-tr/ [from the old "Hogan's Heroes" TV
series] n.
A pretentious piece of equipment that actually serves... - geek out: vi. To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a
non-hackish context,
for example at parties held near computer equipment... - womb box: n. 1. [TMRC] Storage space for equipment.
2. [proposed] A variety of hard-shell equipment... - dead: adj. 1. Non-functional; {down}; {crash}ed. Especially
used of hardware.
2. At XEROX PARC, software that is working but not...
