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Re:Why old books smell so good by reaperducer on Saturday August 19, 2023 @11:08AM (#37189552)
Computers can be smelly, too

Yep. The specific smell of the VOCs burning off a new Commodore 64 or 1541 brings back a flood of memories of cold, dark Winter evenings standing in the driveway waiting for the UPS guy.

Re:Why old books smell so good by semireg on Saturday August 19, 2023 @11:15AM (#37189601)
I feel like this could be rendered as a 16 bit screen saver.
Re:Why old books smell so good by biofox on Saturday August 19, 2023 @06:33PM (#37194018)
Disassembling and building computers as a teen, the smell of a freshly booted motherboard was almost intoxicating. The clicking and buzzing of the floppy drive. Crackling of the screen. Warm hum of the fan. It all transported me to another world where anything was possible.