The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the
{PDP-10}, {TECO}, {ITS}, and the ARPANET. This term has been rather
consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic The Lord of
the Rings. Compare {Iron Age}; see also {elvish} and {Great Worm}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Angband}{bang}{dump}{elvish}{Great Worm}{Iron Age}{moria}{tree-killer}{UTSL}]