The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 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!?The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
home boxA 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)