A computer system always used with qualifiers. 1. "nice toy": One thAT supports the speaker' s hacking style adequATely. 2. "just a toy": A machine thAT yields insufficient computrons for the speaker' s preferred uses. This is not condemnATory, as is bitty box toys can AT least be fun. It is also strongly conditioned by one' s expectATions Cray XMP users sometimes consider the Cray-1 a "toy", and certainly all RISC boxes and mainframes are toys by their standards. See also Get a real computer!. [Jargon File]