The 80's saw me attend (and fail) college, but I know what you mean. Maybe it is the simplicity of those things what makes them attractive. You didn't have to worry if the latest game would work with X video card, or trying to master a bazillion key combinations -- everything fitted on 64K of memory, without any blue screens or glitches to ruin everything.
I remember the first time I used an Apple II and its 5 1/4 floppy. The thought of storing things on a floppy seemed almost mystical. And don't get me started when I bought my first computer, an Apple IIGS -- I have so many fond memories of that machine, that I still feel a bit sad I had to give up on it when there was no more software to be found. I would collect scores of old computers and game systems, but money and space are two things I don't have to spare.
And congrats on the new PC. And if your sister hands down you a gadget you already have, tell her there is another croco who may want it. ;) J/K
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I remember the first time I used an Apple II and its 5 1/4 floppy. The thought of storing things on a floppy seemed almost mystical. And don't get me started when I bought my first computer, an Apple IIGS -- I have so many fond memories of that machine, that I still feel a bit sad I had to give up on it when there was no more software to be found. I would collect scores of old computers and game systems, but money and space are two things I don't have to spare.
And congrats on the new PC. And if your sister hands down you a gadget you already have, tell her there is another croco who may want it. ;) J/K
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