ELDER DAYS
\ˈɛldə dˈe͡ɪz], \ˈɛldə dˈeɪz], \ˈɛ_l_d_ə d_ˈeɪ_z]\
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The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era ofthe PDP-10, TECO, ITS and the ARPANET. This term hasbeen rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien'sfantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings".Compare Iron Age. See also elvish and Great Worm.
By Denis Howe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.