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[common] Large, expensive, ultra-fast computers. Used generally of

[1307]number-crunching supercomputers such as Crays, but can include

more conventional big commercial IBMish mainframes. Term of approval;

compare [1308]heavy metal, oppose [1309]dinosaur.

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Big Red Switch n.

[IBM] The power switch on a computer, esp. the `Emergency Pull' switch

on an IBM [1313]mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it

really is large and red. "This !@%$% [1314]bitty box is hung again;

time to hit the Big Red Switch." Sources at IBM report that, in tune

with the company's passion for [1315]TLAs, this is often abbreviated

as `BRS' (this has also become established on FidoNet and in the PC

[1316]clone world). It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an

IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power

feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into

place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for

pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also [1317]molly-guard).

Compare [1318]power cycle, [1319]three-finger salute, [1320]120 reset;

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