room-temperature iq

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room-temperature iq - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  room-temperature IQ
  
     <abuse> (IBM) 80 or below.  Used in describing the expected
     intelligence range of the luser.  "Well, but how's this
     interface going to play with the room-temperature IQ crowd?"
     This is a much more insulting phrase in countries that use
     Celsius thermometers.
  
     See drool-proof paper.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1996-04-06)
  

room-temperature iq - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  room-temperature IQ
   quant.
  
     [IBM] 80 or below (nominal room temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit,
     22 degrees Celsius). Used in describing the expected intelligence
     range of the luser. "Well, but how's this interface going to play
     with the room-temperature IQ crowd?" See drool-proof paper. This is
     a much more insulting phrase in countries that use Celsius
     thermometers.