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]