[ale] Time for this Grey Beard to stir up some stuff

[Solomon Peachy]

On Thu, May 27, 2021 at 09:28:50AM -0400, Boris Borisov wrote:
> I think the appeal for old cars is that you can work on these and fix it
> yourself.  Except the 80s cars where they put so much hoses to get the
> compliance with emissions its a nightmare.

Sure, they're simpler, but they were easier to work on because they
_required_ a lot more work, for both routine maintainence and actual 
repairs.  (Plus a general lack of integration...)

> Same with rising interest in 8-bits computers. You basically can learn
> everything from hardware to assembly software.

Or maybe it's just nostalgia for the good old days, when Men Were Men 
and Sheep Were Scared.

 - Solomon
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