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boat anchor
boat anchorA piece of obsolete hardware.boat anchor
boat anchorSomething related to computing and technology that is regarded as cumbersome and ineffectual, often obsolete. What are we going to do with a computer running Windows 95? Get that boat anchor out of here!See also: anchor, boatboat anchor n. a useless computer; anything heavy and useless. Why don’t you replace that boat anchor with a new model? See also: anchor, boatboat anchor
boat anchor (1)Like doorstop but more severe; implies that the offendinghardware is irreversibly dead or useless. "That was a workingmotherboard once. One lightning strike later, instant boatanchor!"boat anchor (2)A person who just takes up space.boat anchor (3)Obsolete but still working hardware, especially when usedof an old S100-bus hobbyist system; originally a term ofannoyance, but became more and more affectionate as thehardware became more and more obsolete. |