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Yes. 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
by ksaj 4y ago
Yes. 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.