First post, by tikoellner
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I've been wondering lately why do retro PC computers (by which I mean mostly XT - 486 class machines have generally lower recogniton than Amiga, Atari, consoles, etc.
Example: Amibay lists PC offers as "other" while there are separate departments for most other stuff.
Example 2: I grew tired explaining why I keep an old 486 in my room or buy any parts for it. And that's the question I do always face. If it was Amiga there would be no such questions asked (well, probably).
I think this is quite rare, as:
- PC stuff is so diverse. There are tons of different vga cards, soundcards, mobos, etc., some by very renown manufacturers (Roland, Yamaha, etc.);
- There are much more customization options;
- PC stuff nowadays doesn't seem to be more abundant, particularly when we refer to things like GUS or even best AWE32 models;
- There was probably similar or even bigger number of people having PC while they were young than having other systems.
My theory is that it's somehow related to the associations we have. PC is much more associated with boring office work than any other system, even more so from todays perspective.
it's like when you like Amigas, some could consider you excentric. You fancy old PC stuff, then you're a neckbeard and just losing time you could spend better playing with children.
Or am I exagerrating?
And what do YOU think?