shalroth's definitions

FireWire

High speed serial interface defined by Apple Computer in 1994. FireWire is a trademark; the interface may be referred to as IEE1394 withut paying royalties to Apple. FireWire allows the attachment of up to 63 devices to a single controller and allows for hub or daisy-chain topolgies. It was designed as a next-generation replacement for SCSI and is used to connect cameras, AV equipment, hard drives and optical drives to computer equipment.
FireWire can operat at 100,200,400 and 800 Megabits per second and there are 4, 6 and 8 pin variants on the physical connectors.
Sony have their own branding for FireWire - they refer to it as i.Link

The iMac has two FireWire ports on the back.

by Shalroth May 23, 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 15, 2005

Throwing shapes

The act of forming shapes in the air with ones hands and arms, whilst dancing - usually at a rave.

Big fish, Little fish, cardboard box...

by Shalroth August 23, 2005

pizza box

A syle of chassis for a Personal Computer. So called because they are usually similar dimensions to a cardboard Pizza box from a take-away restaurant. Pizza Boxes are slimline in comparison to regular full-size PCs.

The Mega ST was the same as a regular Atari S computer except for the Pizza Box form-factor

by Shalroth May 16, 2005

crotch burner

A laptop computer that does not dissipate heat terribly well, causing discomfort in the lap or crotch of the user.

The new PowerBooks are extremely fast but unfortunately that makes them terrible crotch burners.

by Shalroth May 16, 2005

Newton

The first popular PDA from Apple Computer. Early versions of the newton were slow and had poor handwriting recognition, but later revisions were very useful devices.

Newton was for a while a catch-all term to describe any PDA, in the same way as palmpilot and the british use of Hoover to describe any vacuum cleaner.

"I can't use my Newton with my new mactop so I had to buy a Palm"

by Shalroth May 15, 2005

media friendly

Phrase describing a bar or club that tolerates the use of (or even provides) cocaine.

The wendyhouse is not 'media friendly'

by Shalroth June 14, 2005