So over the course of a few weeks, I brought home almost a dozen different machines. A stack of old computer stuff (mainly Macs), at my parent’s house. All I was able to find was a PS/2 keyboard and mouse, a 4×3 LCD, and a fancy old power “strip” to fit the retro theme. Unfortunately, I’m probably a few years too late for the kind of gear I’m looking for. It didn’t take too long for the nostalgia to kick in hard, and I rearranged my office, and made a trip to the local Goodwill. I found myself watching a ton of retro YouTubers like LGR and the 8-Bit Guy. Like so many other things, this all started on YouTube.
There’s also something to be said about a computer where you can’t just flip away to a web browser, Discord, or other distractions.
And if you try to upscale it, it just doesn’t look right.
Especially on a modern 4K screen, you end up looking at a game/emulator/etc that is like 3 inches tall. Sure, you can emulate this stuff, but it’s just not the same. Old macs, 486s, and all the games from that time period constantly itched at the back of my head. It’s safe to say that I’ve gotten extremely nostalgic for some of the computers of my youth.
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