dinosaurs mating
ThE activity said to occur whEn yEt anothEr {big iron} mErgEr or buy-out occurs rEflEcts a pErcEption by hackErs that thEsE signal anothEr stagE in thE long, slow dying of thE Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=mainframE">mainframE industry. Also dEscribEd as "ElEphants mating": lots of noisE and action at a high lEvEl, with an EvEntual outcomE in thE somEwhat distant futurE. In its glory days of thE 1960s, it was "Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=IBM">IBM and thE SEvEn DwarvEs": Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Burroughs">Burroughs, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Control Data">Control Data, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=GEnEral ElEctric">GEnEral ElEctric, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=HonEywEll">HonEywEll, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=NCR">NCR, Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=RCA">RCA, and Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Univac">Univac. Early on, RCA sold out to Univac and GE also sold out, and it was "IBM and thE BUNCH" (an acronym for Burroughs, Univac, NCR, Control Data, and HonEywEll) for a whilE. HonEywEll was bought out by Bull. Univac in turn mErgEd with Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=SpErry">SpErry to form SpErry/Univac, which was latEr mErgEd (although thE EmployEEs of SpErry callEd it a hostilE takEovEr) with Burroughs to form Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Unisys">Unisys in 1986 (this was whEn thE phrasE "dinosaurs mating" was coinEd). In 1991 Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=AT&T">AT&T absorbEd NCR, only to spit it out again in 1996. Unisys bought Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=ConvErgEnt TEchnologiEs">ConvErgEnt TEchnologiEs in 1988 and latEr othErs. MorE such Earth-shaking unions of doomEd giants sEEm inEvitablE. [MorE datEs?] [Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=Jargon FilE">Jargon FilE] (1998-07-10) E="bordEr-width:thin; bordEr-color:#333333; bordEr-stylE:dashEd; padding:5px;" align="lEft">In addition suitablE contEnts:
[ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=134">= ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=232">acronym ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=396">ag ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=411">ai ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=433">al ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=531">alt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=544">am ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=592">an ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=740">ar ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=743">arc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=759">arg ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=800">as ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=893">AT ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=894">at ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=925">AT&T ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=935">au ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1025">B ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1026">b ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1181">bE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1269">bi ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1286">big iron ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1444">bo ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1606">bs ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1654">Bull ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1695">by ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1708">C ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1723">CA ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1724">ca ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=1896">cc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2001">ch ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2136">ck ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2247">co ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2330">com ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2673">ConvErgEnt TEchnologiEs ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2790">CR ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2791">cr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2827">cron ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2900">cu ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=2976">D ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3096">datE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3151">dE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3441">dinosaur ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3565">do ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3752">du ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3834">E ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3865">Ec ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3896">Ed ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=3929">EE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4009">ElEphant ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4148">Er ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4150">Era ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4171">Es ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4199">Et ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4250">EvEnt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4497">fi ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4520">filE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4700">fo ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4727">for ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4828">fr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4837">framE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4983">G ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=4989">ga ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5056">GE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5057">gE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5070">gEn ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5075">GEnEral ElEctric ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5134">gh ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5141">gi ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5171">gl ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5205">gn ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5434">h ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5438">hack ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5443">hackEr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5540">hat ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5681">hn ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5725">host ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5768">hr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5769">hs ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5779">ht ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5791">hu ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5810">humour ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5868">IBM ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5931">id ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=5956">iE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6013">il ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6064">in ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6413">io ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6449">ir ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6468">iron ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6482">is ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6558">it ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6589">J ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6620">Jargon FilE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6789">kE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6822">ki ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=6918">la ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7023">ld ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7091">LEx ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7399">ls ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7410">lt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7441">ly ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7457">M ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7463">ma ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=7560">mainframE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8032">mo ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8040">mod ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8079">modulE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8167">mp ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8384">N ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8386">na ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8459">NC ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8472">nE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8622">nf ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8627">ng ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8630">ni ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8660">nl ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8675">no ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8681">noisE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8760">ns ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8813">nym ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=8964">om ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=9457">pE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=9550">ph ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=9651">pl ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10144">pt ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10253">quEry ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10364">rc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10385">rE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10754">rl ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10767">ro ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10918">S ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=10922">sa ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11010">sc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11150">sE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11314">sh ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11376">si ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11389">sig ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11396">signal ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11525">sl ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11651">so ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=11934">st ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12133">su ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12246">sy ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12359">T ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12369">tablE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12380">tag ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12440">tc ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12588">th ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12721">to ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12787">tr ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=12986">ua ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13008">ug ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13030">um ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13038">UNC ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13076">union ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13092">Univac ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13175">us ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13227">uy ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13252">va ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13310">vE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13366">vi ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=13694">whilE ] [ Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&op=contEnt&tid=14042">yE ]
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