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sidecar |
3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sidecar n 1: orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy 2: a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: sidecar n. 1. Syn. {slap on the side}. Esp. used of add-ons for the late and unlamented IBM PCjr. 2. The IBM PC compatibility box that could be bolted onto the side of an Amiga. Designed and produced by Commodore, it broke all of the company's own design rules If it worked with any other peripherals, it was by {magic}. 3. More generally, any of various devices designed to be connected to the expansion slot on the left side of the Amiga 500 (and later 600 & 1200), which included a hard drive controller, a hard drive, and additional memory. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: sidecar 1. Synonym {slap on the side}. Especially used of add-ons for the late and unlamented {IBM PCjr}. 2. The {IBM PC} compatibility box that could be bolted onto the side of an {Amiga}. Designed and produced by {Commodore}, it broke all of the company's own design rules If it worked with any other peripherals, it was by {magic}. [{Jargon File}]
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