calculator ==>
bitty box
<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
