from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
green machine
n.
A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and built to
military specifications for field equipment (that is, to withstand
mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and humidity, and so forth).
Comes from the olive-drab `uniform' paint used for military equipment.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
green machine
A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and
built to military specifications for field equipment (that is,
to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and
humidity, and so forth). Comes from the olive-drab "uniform"
paint used for military equipment.
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