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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