Op ma 07-04-2003, om 08:00 schreef Aaron Lehmann: > On Sun, Apr 06, 2003 at 11:06:59PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > How 'technical' is the term 'doorstop architecture'? > > From Jargon File (4.3.3, 20 Sep 2002) [jargon]: > > 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}. > > If it's in the jargon file, it's pretty technical :). Granted. Still, he also referred to m68k as a 'toy' architecture. And even if they both are technical terms, it's still insulting. -- wouter at grep dot be "An expert can usually spot the difference between a fake charge and a full one, but there are plenty of dead experts." -- National Geographic Channel, in a documentary about large African beasts.
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