:fepped out: /fept owt/ adj. The Symbolics 3600 LISP Machine has a
Front-End Processor called a `FEP' (compare sense 2 of {box}).
When the main processor gets {wedged}, the FEP takes control of
the keyboard and screen. Such a machine is said to have
`fepped out' or `dropped into the fep'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Front-End Processor called a `FEP' (compare sense 2 of {box}).
When the main processor gets {wedged}, the FEP takes control of
the keyboard and screen. Such a machine is said to have
`fepped out' or `dropped into the fep'.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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