The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
frotzed
/frotst/, adj.
To be down because of hardware problems. Compare fried. A machine that
is merely frotzed may be fixable without replacing parts, but a fried
machine is more seriously damaged.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
frotzed
/frotst/ down because of hardware problems.
Compare fried. A machine that is merely frotzed may be
fixable without replacing parts, but a fried machine is more
seriously damaged.
(2010-05-16)