slap on the side

slap on the side n.  (also called a {sidecar}, or
   abbreviated `SOTS'.)  A type of external expansion hardware
   marketed by computer manufacturers (e.g., Commodore for the Amiga
   500/1000 series and IBM for the hideous failure called `PCjr').
   Various SOTS boxes provided necessities such as memory, hard drive
   controllers, and conventional expansion slots.



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