18 Oct
2015
18 Oct
'15
3:14 p.m.
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From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck
Guzis
Sent: 18 October 2015 21:09
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Subject: Re: "Farm" slang terms
On 10/18/2015 12:46 PM, Fred Cisin wrote:
a disk
Later, it began to be used for moderately open
land, with collections
of other stuff, such as a group of windmills became a "wind farm"
(Altamont pass).
I recall a room full of a hundred or more disk drives being referred to as farm--but I don't think the usage was standard.
--Chuck
I seem to remember that as well, but from earlier as you say. Looking at
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_farm
I can see that Antenna Farms is an older term, dating back to at least 1950,
but of course as antenna's are usually in fields..
Dave
G4UGM