Navigation Random Term poll v.,n. 1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status of an
input line, sensor, or memory location to see if a particular
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View Definition: Get a real computer!
Get a real computer! imp. Typical hacker response to news that
somebody is having trouble getting work done on a system that
(a) is single-tasking, (b) has no hard disk, or (c) has an address
space smaller than 4 megabytes. This is as of mid-1991; note that
the threshold for `real computer' rises with time, and it may well
be (for example) that machines with character-only displays will be
generally considered `unreal' in a few years (GLS points out that
they already are in some circles). See
essentials , {bitty
box}, and
toy .
