Retro gaming and a bit of graphic work is about all I use my miggy's for, but everytime I fire one up I just can't believe that they're still operational after all of these years. Wonder if a current PC/MAC will last for at least 20 years, wasn't the 500 & 2000 released in '87?
Regarding why we keep using them...dunno about the whole makes you remember your youth thing...I think it's because at the time the AMIGA kicked butt being so far ahead of the others and even now they are a pleasure to use. Pity the current computer scene is so flat, whats happened to all of the innovation, surely we haven't thought of everything yet.