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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  fear and loathing
       
          (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of
          dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are
          totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s,
          COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios
          (also known as the RS/6000).
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1994-12-06)

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  fear and loathing n. [from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the
     prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that
     are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous -- Intel 8086s, or COBOL,
     {EBCDIC" rel="nofollow">or {EBCDIC, or any IBM machine bigger than a workstation. "Ack!
     They want PCs to be able to talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing
     time!"

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