Dinosaur

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dinosaur

Usage: n. Etymology: IBM Derivation: IBM See Also: big iron, mainframe

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 1998 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.

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