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]

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