Macintrash

created by jkovach
(idea) by Jargon (2.1 y) (print)   (I like it!) Thu Jul 19 2001 at 11:47:12
Macintoy = M = macro

Macintrash /mak'in-trash`/ n.

The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn't appreciate being kept away from the real computer by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.

--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.

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