ptfe

Polytetrafluorethylene. Coating applied to my cow-workers in order to avoid new assignments

Gurjit has an outer layer of PTFE

by Shalroth May 21, 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 13, 2005

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 15, 2005

atarian

An individual who continues to enjoy and glorify the name of Atari, by playing Atari video games, and using Atari computers despite their obsolescence.

"I'm a staunch Atarian - I still use cubase on my ST"

by Shalroth May 13, 2005

ST

Computer released by Atari in 1985. Enjoyed almost ten years of success thanks to some amazing games and productivity software. Many musicians started out using Cubase on the Atari ST, thanks to its built-in MIDI support. Was available with 0.5 or 1 MB of RAM and was expandable to 4MB. There were many aftermarket hard drive adaptors and accelerators.

Atari ceased production of the ST in 1994 to concentrate on the Jaguar console instead.

I used to stay up until 4 in the morning playing Lemmings on my ST.

by Shalroth May 18, 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