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Frankenputer
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n. 1. A mostly-working computer thrown together from the spare parts of
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several machines out of which the magic smoke had been let. Most shops have
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a closet full of nonworking machines. When a new machine is needed
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immediately (for testing, for example) and there is no time (or budget) to
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requisition a new box, someone (often an intern) is tasked with building a
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Frankenputer. 2. Also used in referring to a machine that once was a
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name-brand computer, but has been upgraded long beyond its useful life, to
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the point at which the nameplate violates truth-in-advertising laws (e.g., a
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Pentium III-class machine inexplicably living in a case marked Gateway
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486/66 ).
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