MACINTRASH

Meaning of MACINTRASH in English

n. A Macintosh computer. Derogatory reference. [blend of Macintosh and trash ]. Context and source: "I hate doing work on these d*** Macintrashes!" (Conversation)

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MACINTRASH — n. Macintosh computer (derogatory)
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MACINTRASH — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh , as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* …
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MACINTRASH — The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn't appreciate being kept away from the real computer by the …
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USER-OBSEQUIOUS — < jargon > Emphatic form of user-friendly . Connotes a system so verbose, inflexible, and determinedly simple-minded that it is …
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USER-FRIENDLY — Programmer-hostile. Generally used by hackers in a critical tone, to describe systems that hold the user's hand so obsessively that …
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MAGGOTBOX — < abuse > /mag'*t-boks/ An even more derogatory term than Macintrash . [ Jargon File ] (1995-01-25)
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SCUMOS — < abuse , operating system > /skuhm'os/ or /skuhm'O-S/ An Unflattering hackerism for SunOS , the Unix variant once supported …
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OPEN DEATHTRAP — < abuse > An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation 's Open DeskTop . The funniest part is that …
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NOMINAL SEMIDESTRUCTOR — Soundalike slang for " National Semiconductor ", found among other places in the 4.3BSD networking sources. During the late 1970s …
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MACINTOY — /mak'in-toy/ The Apple Macintosh , considered as a toy . Less pejorative than Macintrash . [ Jargon File ]
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AIDX — < abuse , operating system > /aydkz/ A derogatory term for IBM 's perverted version of Unix , AIX , …
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USER-OBSEQUIOUS — Emphatic form of user-friendly . Connotes a system so verbose, inflexible, and determinedly simple-minded that it is nearly unusable. "Design …
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USER-FRIENDLY — Programmer-hostile. Generally used by hackers in a critical tone, to describe systems that hold the user's hand so obsessively that …
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POINT-AND-DROOL INTERFACE — Parody of the techspeak term `point-and-shoot interface', describing a windows, icons, and mouse-based interface such as is found on the …
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MAGGOTBOX — See Macintrash . This is even more derogatory.
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FOR THE REST OF US — [from the Mac slogan "The computer for the rest of us"] 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability …
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BEIGE TOASTER — A Macintosh. See toaster ; compare Macintrash , maggotbox .
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TELERAT — Unflattering hackerism for `Teleray', a now-extinct line of extremely losing terminals. Compare AIDX , Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor , ScumOS , …
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SCUMOS — Unflattering hackerism for SunOS, the BSD Unix variant supported on Sun Microsystems's Unix workstations (see also sun-stools ), and compare …
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NOMINAL SEMIDESTRUCTOR — Soundalike slang for `National Semiconductor', found among other places in the Networking/2 networking sources. During the late 1970s to mid-1980s …
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MACINTOY — The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy . Less pejorative than Macintrash .
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INTERNET EXPLODER — [very common] Pejorative hackerism for Microsoft's "Internet Explorer" web browser (also "Internet Exploiter"). Compare HP-SUX , AIDX , buglix , …
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AIDX — Derogatory term for IBM's perverted version of Unix, AIX, especially for the AIX 3.? used in the IBM RS/6000 series …
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MAC — 1) (Macintosh) прозвище компьютеров Macintosh фирмы Apple Computer. Другие прозвища: Macintoy, Macintrash 2) приставка в названиях программных продуктов, указывающая, что данный …
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