Mars
n. fourth planet from the sun, next planet after the Earth in the Solar System (Astronomy); Roman god of war after whom the month of March is named (Mythology) mar v. damage, mutilate, spoil, deface | ||||
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Mars Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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A legendary tragic failure, the archetypal Hacker Dream Gone Wrong. Mars was the code name for a family of PDP-10 compatible computers built by Systems Concepts (now, The SC Group): the multi-processor SC-30M, the small uniprocessor SC-25M, and the never-built superprocessor SC-40M. These machines were marvels of engineering design; although not much slower than the unique Foonly F-1, they were physically smaller and consumed less power than the much slower DEC KS10 or Foonly F-2, F-3, or F-4 machines. They were also completely compatible with the DEC KL10, and ran all KL10 binaries (including the operating system) with no modifications at about 2--3 times faster than a KL10.
When DEC cancelled the Jupiter project in 1983, Systems Concepts should have made a bundle selling their machine into shops with a lot of software investment in PDP-10s, and in fact their spring 1984 announcement generated a great deal of excitement in the PDP-10 world. TOPS-10 was running on the Mars by the summer of 1984, and TOPS-20 by early fall.
Unfortunately, the hackers running Systems Concepts were much better at designing machines than at mass producing or selling them; the company allowed itself to be sidetracked by a bout of perfectionism into continually improving the design, and lost credibility as delivery dates continued to slip. They also overpriced the product ridiculously; they believed they were competing with the KL10 and VAX 8600 and failed to reckon with the likes of Sun Microsystems and other hungry startups building workstations with power comparable to the KL10 at a fraction of the price.
By the time SC shipped the first SC-30M to Stanford in late 1985, most customers had already made the traumatic decision to abandon the PDP-10, usually for VMS or Unix boxes. Most of the Mars computers built ended up being purchased by CompuServe.
This tale and the related saga of Foonly hold a lesson for hackers: if you want to play in the Real World, you need to learn Real World moves.
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A legendary tragic failure, the archetypal Hacker Dream Gone Wrong. Mars was the code name for a family of PDP-10 compatible computers built by Systems Concepts (now, The SC Group): the multi-processor SC-30M, the small uniprocessor SC-25M, and the never-built superprocessor SC-40M. These machines were marvels of engineering design; although not much slower than the unique Foonly F-1, they were physically smaller and consumed less power than the much slower DEC KS10 or Foonly F-2, F-3, or F-4 machines. They were also completely compatible with the DEC KL10, and ran all KL10 binaries (including the operating system) with no modifications at about 2--3 times faster than a KL10.
When DEC cancelled the Jupiter project in 1983, Systems Concepts should have made a bundle selling their machine into shops with a lot of software investment in PDP-10s, and in fact their spring 1984 announcement generated a great deal of excitement in the PDP-10 world. TOPS-10 was running on the Mars by the summer of 1984, and TOPS-20 by early fall.
Unfortunately, the hackers running Systems Concepts were much better at designing machines than at mass producing or selling them; the company allowed itself to be sidetracked by a bout of perfectionism into continually improving the design, and lost credibility as delivery dates continued to slip. They also overpriced the product ridiculously; they believed they were competing with the KL10 and VAX 8600 and failed to reckon with the likes of Sun Microsystems and other hungry startups building workstations with power comparable to the KL10 at a fraction of the price.
By the time SC shipped the first SC-30M to Stanford in late 1985, most customers had already made the traumatic decision to abandon the PDP-10, usually for VMS or Unix boxes. Most of the Mars computers built ended up being purchased by CompuServe.
This tale and the related saga of Foonly hold a lesson for hackers: if you want to play in the Real World, you need to learn Real World moves.
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Mars
n. A legendary tragic failure, the archetypal Hacker Dream Gone Wrong. Mars was the code name for a family of PDP-10 compatible computers built by Systems Concepts (now, The SC Group): the multi-processor SC-30M, the small uniprocessor SC-25M, and the never-built superprocessor SC-40M. These machines were marvels of engineering design; although not much slower than the unique Foonly F-1, they were physically smaller and consumed less power than the much slower DEC KS10 or Foonly F-2, F-3, or F-4 machines. They were also completely compatible with the DEC KL10, and ran all KL10 binaries (including the operating system) with no modifications at about 2-3 times faster than a KL10.
n. A legendary tragic failure, the archetypal Hacker Dream Gone Wrong. Mars was the code name for a family of PDP-10 compatible computers built by Systems Concepts (now, The SC Group): the multi-processor SC-30M, the small uniprocessor SC-25M, and the never-built superprocessor SC-40M. These machines were marvels of engineering design; although not much slower than the unique Foonly F-1, they were physically smaller and consumed less power than the much slower DEC KS10 or Foonly F-2, F-3, or F-4 machines. They were also completely compatible with the DEC KL10, and ran all KL10 binaries (including the operating system) with no modifications at about 2-3 times faster than a KL10.
When DEC cancelled the Jupiter project in 1983, Systems Concepts should have made a bundle selling their machine into shops with a lot of software investment in PDP-10s, and in fact their spring 1984 announcement generated a great deal of excitement in the PDP-10 world. TOPS-10 was running on the Mars by the summer of 1984, and TOPS-20 by early fall. Unfortunately, the hackers running Systems Concepts were much better at designing machines than at mass producing or selling them; the company allowed itself to be sidetracked by a bout of perfectionism into continually improving the design, and lost credibility as delivery dates continued to slip. They also overpriced the product ridiculously; they believed they were competing with the KL10 and VAX 8600 and failed to reckon with the likes of Sun Microsystems and other hungry startups building workstations with power comparable to the KL10 at a fraction of the price. By the time SC shipped the first SC-30M to Stanford in late 1985, most customers had already made the traumatic decision to abandon the PDP-10, usually for VMS or Unix boxes. Most of the Mars computers built ended up being purchased by CompuServe.
This tale and the related saga of Foonly hold a lesson for hackers: if you want to play in the Real World, you need to learn Real World moves.
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MARS
Multicast Address Resolution Server
Multicast Address Resolution Server
Mars Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
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MARS
Military Affiliate Radio System
Military Affiliate Radio System
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MARS
Military Affiliate Radio System
Military Affiliate Radio System
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16046
State: PENNSYLVANIA
City: MARS
State: PENNSYLVANIA
City: MARS
Mars Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Mars
(n.)
The metallic element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars.
(n.)
The god of war and husbandry.
(n.)
One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.
(n.)
The metallic element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars.
(n.)
The god of war and husbandry.
(n.)
One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light.
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Mars
Noun
1. the 4th planet from the sun
(synonym) Red Planet
(hypernym) terrestrial planet
(member-holonym) solar system
2. (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
(hypernym) Roman deity
(classification) Roman mythology
Noun
1. the 4th planet from the sun
(synonym) Red Planet
(hypernym) terrestrial planet
(member-holonym) solar system
2. (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
(hypernym) Roman deity
(classification) Roman mythology
mar
Noun
1. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
(synonym) blemish, defect
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(hyponym) birthmark, nevus
(derivation) impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
Verb
1. make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
(synonym) impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
(hypernym) damage
(hyponym) defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
(derivation) blemish, defect
2. destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"
(synonym) mutilate
(hypernym) maim
(hyponym) gouge, force out
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A Mars a day helps you work rest and play
Meaning
Advertising slogan for chocolate bar.
Origin
UK origin.
Meaning
Advertising slogan for chocolate bar.
Origin
UK origin.
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mars
arms rams
arms rams
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mars
\mars\ (?), n. [l. mars, gen. martis, archaic mavors, gen. mavortis.]
1. (rom. myth.) the god of war and husbandry.
2. (astron.) one of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. it is conspicuous for the redness of its light.
3. (alchemy) the metallic element iron, the symbol of which ♂ was the same as that of the planet mars. [archaic]
mars
brown, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.
mars
n
1. the 4th planet from the sun [syn: mars, red planet]
2. (roman mythology) roman god of war and agriculture; father of romulus and remus; counterpart of greek ares [syn: mars]
similar words(2)
vitriol of mars
mars brown
mars
\mars\ (?), n. [l. mars, gen. martis, archaic mavors, gen. mavortis.]
1. (rom. myth.) the god of war and husbandry.
2. (astron.) one of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. it is conspicuous for the redness of its light.
3. (alchemy) the metallic element iron, the symbol of which ♂ was the same as that of the planet mars. [archaic]
mars
brown, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.
mars
n
1. the 4th planet from the sun [syn: mars, red planet]
2. (roman mythology) roman god of war and agriculture; father of romulus and remus; counterpart of greek ares [syn: mars]
similar words(2)
vitriol of mars
mars brown
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Mars
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Mawrth
Mawrth = n. Mars; March
Mawrth = n. Mars; March
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Mars
To dream of Mars, denotes that your life will be made miserable and hardly worth living by the cruel treatment of friends. Enemies will endeavor to ruin you.
If you feel yourself drawn up toward the planet, you will develop keen judgment and advance beyond your friends in learning and wealth.
To dream of Mars, denotes that your life will be made miserable and hardly worth living by the cruel treatment of friends. Enemies will endeavor to ruin you.
If you feel yourself drawn up toward the planet, you will develop keen judgment and advance beyond your friends in learning and wealth.
Mars Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Mars
N M
Mars| Roman god of war; warlike spirit| fighting| battle| army| force of arms
N M
Mars| Roman god of war; warlike spirit| fighting| battle| army| force of arms
Mars Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
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MARS
Machine Assisted Reference Section
Context: Infotech
Machine Assisted Reference Section
Context: Infotech
Mars Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Mars
Mars Next to Jupiter, probably the chief Roman divinity, the oldest form among the Italians being Maurs, which became Mars. Identified in later times with the very similar Greek Ares, both being gods of war and strength.
This divinity signifies creative energy, the initial act of generation; so Mars is not merely a martial deity but likewise a patron of tilth, sometimes identified with earth as a source of being (SD 2:143-4). Mars is in one sense identified with Brahma and Adam-Jehovah (Adam meaning red earth) as symbol for primitive and initial generative powers for human procreation (SD 2:43), corresponding to the Egyptian Artes or Ertosus, the Biblical Cain and Hindu Karittikeya and the Egyptian Gnostic Sabaos.
Also Mars is the fourth from the sun of the visible planets in our solar system and nearest to the orbit of the earth; enumerated as one of the seven sacred planets of the ancients. The celestial body we see, as indeed is the case with all the other visible planets including earth, is but the lowest globe of a septenary chain. Mars has an important connection with the earth, because the rector or genius of the Martian planetary chain has a characteristic influence over globe F of the earth-chain, and by correspondence in earthly matters will have especial influence over the coming sixth root-race. In astrology, its zodiacal houses are Aries and Scorpio; its day of the week is Tuesday.
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Mars Next to Jupiter, probably the chief Roman divinity, the oldest form among the Italians being Maurs, which became Mars. Identified in later times with the very similar Greek Ares, both being gods of war and strength.
This divinity signifies creative energy, the initial act of generation; so Mars is not merely a martial deity but likewise a patron of tilth, sometimes identified with earth as a source of being (SD 2:143-4). Mars is in one sense identified with Brahma and Adam-Jehovah (Adam meaning red earth) as symbol for primitive and initial generative powers for human procreation (SD 2:43), corresponding to the Egyptian Artes or Ertosus, the Biblical Cain and Hindu Karittikeya and the Egyptian Gnostic Sabaos.
Also Mars is the fourth from the sun of the visible planets in our solar system and nearest to the orbit of the earth; enumerated as one of the seven sacred planets of the ancients. The celestial body we see, as indeed is the case with all the other visible planets including earth, is but the lowest globe of a septenary chain. Mars has an important connection with the earth, because the rector or genius of the Martian planetary chain has a characteristic influence over globe F of the earth-chain, and by correspondence in earthly matters will have especial influence over the coming sixth root-race. In astrology, its zodiacal houses are Aries and Scorpio; its day of the week is Tuesday.
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Mars Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Mars
The fourth planet in distance from the Sun. It orbits in a distinct ellipse but has a mean distance of 1.52 astronomical units. It is the outermost of the four terrestrial planets. Beyond Mars lies the asteroid belt and the gas giants of the outer solar system. One quarter of the mass (of 6.4 x 1023 kg) is thought to be contained in an iron core, the rest overlies it as rocky material which extends all the way to the crust. Mars has a tenuous atmosphere of carbon dioxide gas which freezes onto the polar regions during the Martian winter. It sublimes back into a gas during the summer months when the planet moves closer to the Sun again. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small rocky bodies which resemble asteroids.
The fourth planet in distance from the Sun. It orbits in a distinct ellipse but has a mean distance of 1.52 astronomical units. It is the outermost of the four terrestrial planets. Beyond Mars lies the asteroid belt and the gas giants of the outer solar system. One quarter of the mass (of 6.4 x 1023 kg) is thought to be contained in an iron core, the rest overlies it as rocky material which extends all the way to the crust. Mars has a tenuous atmosphere of carbon dioxide gas which freezes onto the polar regions during the Martian winter. It sublimes back into a gas during the summer months when the planet moves closer to the Sun again. Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Both are small rocky bodies which resemble asteroids.
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MARS
MARTIN JRM Mars (170) S4P M
MARTIN JRM Mars (170) S4P M
Mars Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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MARS
Military Affiliate Radio System, military affiliated amateurs who provide free communications for overseas GIs and other Federal services. MARS operators are licensed under DOD.
Military Affiliate Radio System, military affiliated amateurs who provide free communications for overseas GIs and other Federal services. MARS operators are licensed under DOD.
Mars Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance as seen from Earth.
A terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, Mars has surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts and polar ice caps of Earth. It is the site of Olympus Mons, the highest known mountain in the solar system, and of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon. In addition to its geographical features, Mars’ rotational period and seasonal cycles are likewise similar to those of Earth.
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MaRS Discovery District
- "MaRS" redirects here. For the planet, see Mars
MaRS Discovery District is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 2000 by a private-public sector partnership. Its stated goal is to maximize the economic and social impact of Canadian innovation. It is located on the corner of College Street and University Avenue in the city of Toronto’s Discovery District, adjacent to the University of Toronto and its affiliated research hospitals at the University Health Network.
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Mars (disambiguation)
Mars or MARS may also refer to:
- Mars (mythology), the Roman god of war
- Mars (astrology), a set of qualities and influences
- Mars symbol, ♂
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