From pre- + computers.
precomputers (not comparable)
- (informal) Before the availability of computers.
2012, Richard S. Monkman, Just Before Dark, →ISBN, page 41:We worked with encrypted communications, in an atmosphere of secrecy with wheels and codes and what was then considered advanced data processing equipment (precomputers, of course).
2013, George Singleton, “Man Oh Man—It’s Manna Man”, in Claude Lalumière, editor, Super Stories of Heroes & Villains, →ISBN, page 247:There should be some kind of law that no one is allowed to have visions past the age of fifty, especially if said person used to be a car mechanic, precomputers.
2017, Amanda Sullivan, Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist’s Guide to Getting—and Staying—Organized[1], →ISBN:The only caveat is if you bought something pre-computers, or inherited stocks pre-computers, then if you actually have that purchase date, you can keep it.
precomputers
- plural of precomputer
