Truth is, back in those days computing was something different, IMO. You had to be somewhat knowledgeable to keep one running, and that gave a sense of pride. Computers were empowering tools, where as now most people just see them as commodity items to get **** done on.
100% agree with you, I feel the same way. It was something special, and there were lots of alternatives... all of them different and with their own merits... but now it's kind of boring... same old same old but with more MHz, more RAM, more storage... etc.
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efrenmgp