elder days

elder days n.  The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly,
   pre-1980); the era of the {PDP-10}, {TECO}, {{ITS}}, and the
   ARPANET.  This term has been rather consciously adopted from
   J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings".
   Compare {Iron Age}; see also {elvish} and {Great Worm,
   the}.



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