[from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the prospect of dealing
with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally
{brain-damaged} but ubiquitous -- Intel 8086s, or {COBOL}, or
{EBCDIC}, or any {IBM} machine bigger than a workstation. "Ack! They
want PCs to be able to talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing
time!"
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Blue Glue}{COBOL}{EBCDIC}{eighty-column mind}{IBM}{JCL}{like kicking dead whales down the beach}{mess-dos}{Real World}]