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When the computer became a relatively cheap item, especially the input devices.
by farseer 4y ago
When the computer became a relatively cheap item, especially the input devices.
- ksaj 4y agoYes. When it was no longer novel to have a computer. Before then, it was special. Just like how granny kept her new couch covered in plastic until the warranty expired. It's a bit like antiques as well. Nobody took particularly good care of their scientific calculators they needed for school, even though they also were really expensive for a student to behold. Only once they became retro collectible do people suddenly handle them at all delicately. Remember your first car, or motorbike? Polished and kept oh-so-very clean, until it was no longer new to you. Then anything goes as long as it still runs.