[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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.


see also:
pdp-10 teco its iron age elvish great worm 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

elder days
     
        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.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
pdp-10 teco its arpanet iron age elvish 
great worm jargon file 

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