IBM Acronyms

Andy Canfield alt.humor.puns:

a couple definitions from Mike's glossary that leaked onto the internet:

BiCapitalization n. The PracTice of PutTing CapiTal LetTers in the MidDle of WorDs. This was originally used to refer to microcomputer software trademarks such as VisiCalc, EasyWriter, and FileCommand but has since spread even to products totally unrelated to computing, and to many more than two capitals. The mainframe world, however, is still mostly devoid of BiCapitalization - in that environment the use of abbreviations is still the PMRR (Preferred Method of Reducing Readability).

BICARSA GLAPPR bi-carsa glappern. The cornerstone applications of commercial computing. An abbreviation for Billing, Inventory Control, Accounts Receivable, Sales Analysis, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, PayRoll; the applications for which IBM's mainframes were built and on which its fame and fortune were founded. Usage: Yeah, it's fast, but how does it do on BICARSA GLAPPR?

Big Blue n. IBM (when used by customers and compebreastors). n. The Data Processing Division (when used by people concerned with processors that do not use the System-370 architecture). The DPD no longer exists, but the phrase big blue boxes is still used to refer to large System-370 installations.

Big Blue Zoo n. The manufacturing plant and laboratory complex located at the junction of Highway 52 and 37th Street, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. It really is blue. zoo

Big Four n. The original four largest TOOLS (q.v.) disks. These are the IBMPC and IBMVM conference disks, and their corresponding tool (program) collections, PCTOOLS and VMTOOLS.

big iron n. Large computers. Also big iron bigot. iron

Big OS big ozzn. Operating System-360. This term was popular in the late '60s when OS was the operating system, and it was believed to do and know everything.