rusty iron

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

rusty iron
 n.

   Syn. {tired iron}. It has been claimed that this is the inevitable
   fate of {water MIPS}.

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

rusty iron

   <jargon, hardware> Synonym {tired iron}.  It has been claimed
   that this is the inevitable fate of {water MIPS}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-03-25)