I've not bought a new computer in decades. The only non-retro thing is adoption of SSD storage where ever possible. It's such a cheap way to radically improve t

I've not bought a new computer in decades. The only non-retro thing is adoption of SSD storage where ever possible. It's such a cheap way to radically improve the performance of old computers. For fun, I've got Termux on my Motorola G Power 2021, my first Smartphone/magic glass slab. In that folder, I've got SimH compiled, and a Vax 11/780 that I emulate, running OpenVMS 7.3. Telnetting into it from my laptop is a fun exercise in retrocomputing. As far as going retro goes, I've got a friend I help restore old electronics. I've learned to hate Silver Mica capacitors. I'm starting to not jump when smoke or sparks come out of them. The odd thing is that on old (1940s-50s) technology, smoke coming out isn't necessarily a death sentence... stuff still works after that. We recently got a 1947 TV set going. We've done all sorts of things including radios, ham gear, and Cesium Beam atomic clocks. I've you've got questions about old electronics, I can probably get you an answer.