Hoya!
The BIG difference between then and now is that THEN, people were passionate. They did things for the hell of it, just to prove I can do THIS!
Now, with HW changing every 6 months, you have not read the manual that it is already outdated.
Moreover, for many people (if I daresay, the majority?), computer=pc=m$....
Back to the times, there was a REAL competition between 8bits on one side and 16/32bits on the other.
Nowadays, apart from buying a Mac if you hate peecees...
Life sucks.
Be funky
M A D