First post, by keenmaster486
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I had an epiphany the other day, and I think I may have finally stumbled upon the elusive Reason for why I do all this stuff with old computers and DOS.
I think maybe it all boils down to reductionism and minimalism. Here's how: in my mind, there's something very beautiful about reducing a computer to its essential components and then making each of those components only as complicated as necessary.
I don't know exactly why, but there's just something beautiful about that concept.
Perhaps uncoincidentally, this is also the internal impulse I put to use when designing things.
This theory also, conveniently, serves to explain my obsession with vintage cars, vintage cameras, vintage typewriters, vintage clocks - basically anything which is a comparative reduction and simplification of the equivalent modern-day device.
Thoughts, anyone?
World's foremost 486 enjoyer.