Came here to say much the same thing, and it's very sad that you're getting downvoted for such an innocuous statement. Many new retirees and empty-nesters (or t

Came here to say much the same thing, and it's very sad that you're getting downvoted for such an innocuous statement. Many new retirees and empty-nesters (or those approaching such milestones) first got into computing then. That creates a unique convergence of time, money, skills, and inclination to re-create the machines of that era. I'm sure that's not the whole story but surely it's a contributing factor.