<abuse> (Or "calculator") /bit'ee boks/ A computer
sufficiently small, primitive, or incapable as to cause a
hacker acute claustrophobia at the thought of developing
software on or for it. The term is especially used of small,
obsolescent, single-tasking-only personal computers such
as the Atari 800, Osborne, Sinclair, VIC-20, TRS-80
or IBM PC, but the term is a general pejorative opposite of
"real computer" (see Get a real computer!).
See also mess-dos, toaster, toy.
(1994-11-29)
Nearby terms:
bit string « bit stuffing « bit twiddling « bitty box » bitwise » bitwise complement » bixie
