Shalroth's definitions

Digital Crack

A game, web site or electronic device that one becomes obsessed with the use of. For a while, it becomes impossible to put down and you may suffer withdrawal if you have to go without it for any length of time.

urabndictionary.com; Nintendo DS; Resident Evil 4

by Shalroth May 16, 2005

scsi

System Can't See It. interface designed for attaching high speed devices such as Raster Image Processors, Printers, Hard discs and scanners, but invariably involves spending twice as much as you intended and blowing out your logic board.

You must terminate both ends of the SCSI bus. Then yourself.

by Shalroth May 23, 2005

kermit

Slang for the herbal form of cannabis, AKA Grass. So called because it's green, and smells funky.

"I've just scored an henry of kermit"

by Shalroth May 13, 2005

mactop

Any portable Apple Macintosh computer with a clamshell form factor. Includes the (unsuccessful) Macintosh Portable, Macintosh PowerBook and iBook computers.

"My mum's Mactop is broken"

"What kind is it?"

"She has a G3 Powerbook, it's a Lombard"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

ephies

Shorthand for a pill containing primarily ephedrine. Used for weight loss and as an alternative to caffeine for stimulation

"I got a hundred ephies last week for twenty quid"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

stella

First generation Atari 2600 VCS console. Usually the kind with six switches (also known as the Heavy Sixer) and woodgrain finish.

Stella was the codename for the 2600 project and was reputedly the name of a bicycle that belonged to one of the developers. Chump.

A Heavy Six Stella is worth about £30 on eBay

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

WAP

Wireless Application Protocol. A subset of HTTP used to optimise web content for mobile devices such as cellular phones. Defines WML (Wireless Markup Language).
Also referred to as Wait and Pay or Wait and Pace, since the early user experience was using primitive devices which used a 9Kbps link to the internet to receive WAP content. Before GPRS, you were billed for the length of time you were browsing.

The Nokia 7110 was one of the first WAP enabled handsets.

by Shalroth May 23, 2005