home box

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

home box
 n.

   A hacker's personal machine, especially one he or she owns. "Yeah?
   Well, my home box runs a full 4.4 BSD, so there!"

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

home box

   <jargon, computer> A {hacker}'s personal machine, especially
   one he or she owns.  "Yeah?  Well, *my* home box runs a full
   {4.2BSD}, so there!"

   (2006-12-01)

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