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 iSbitty box toyS can at leaSt be fun. It iS alSo Strongly conditioned by one' S expectationS Cray XMP uSerSSometimeS 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]