http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny "slight or inferior in power, size, or importance" In this case,

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puny "slight or inferior in power, size, or importance" In this case, they meant power, as in computational power.