IRON AGE


Meaning of IRON AGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

In the history of computing, 1961-1971 -- the formative era of commercial mainframe technology, when ferrite-core dinosaur s ruled the earth. The Iron Age began, ironically enough, with the delivery of the first minicomputer (the PDP-1) and ended with the introduction of the first commercial microprocessor (the Intel 4004) in 1971. See also Stone Age ; compare elder days .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.