dinosaur pen

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

dinosaur pen
 n.

   A traditional {mainframe} computer room complete with raised flooring,
   special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side
   order of Halon fire extinguishers. See {boa}.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

dinosaur pen

   A traditional {mainframe} computer room complete with raised
   flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air
   conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers.

   See {boa}.

   (1995-11-17)

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