shalroth's definitions

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

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

sid music

Synthetic music generated by the SID sound chip in a commodore 64 computer. The SID chip is a complete analogue synthesizer on a single intergrated circuit.

"Rob Hubbard wrote some of the most recognisable SID music on the C64"

by Shalroth May 16, 2005

palmpilot

Originally a specific type of handheld computer from US Robotics, for a while Palmpilot was used as a catch-all term to describe any Personal Digital Assistant. Similar to the british use of Hoover to describe any vacuum cleaner.

"I need a new palmpilot, I dropped my old one the other day and the screen cracked"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

3g

"Third Generation", the new cellular networks based on packet-switched always on packet radio services. Includes UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone Service) and WCDMA (Wideband Circuit Division Multiple Access).

Advantages to 3G over older cellular networks include the ability to make live video calls, download music tracks and video clips, and access the internet at speeds approaching domestic broadband connections (Typically ~350Kbps)

"My new 3G phone is a bit of a brick but it does video calls"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

roger

To perform a violent sexual act

There was never a character called 'Roger the Cabin Boy' on Captain Pugwash

by Shalroth July 15, 2008

floptop

Any portable computer with a clamshell form factor that is damaged in a particular manner. The clutcbes that hold the screen portion open at the desired angle have failed, meaning that the screen require some other sort of support, otherwise it 'flops' to a full open position all the time.

"I got a secondhand iBook, it was really cheap because it's a floptop"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005