macintrash

2 definitions found

macintrash - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Macintrash
  
     /mak'in-trash"/ 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.
  
     (1995-05-02)
  

macintrash - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  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.