Part of it is rose-tinted glasses, sure, but it's not entirely rose-tinted glasses. The "Living Computer Museum" in Seattle was (up until covid closed it) an e

Part of it is rose-tinted glasses, sure, but it's not entirely rose-tinted glasses. The "Living Computer Museum" in Seattle was (up until covid closed it) an excellent way to experience the past. I had this same insight and feeling then. The old machines, running their old operating system versions, felt responsive and crisp compared to performing similar tasks on modern machines with modern software equivalents.