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A comment on Ask HN: Whats the modern day equivalent of 80s computer for kids to explore?.

Re:Ask HN: Whats the modern day equivalent of 80s computer f... by boringalterego on Sunday October 01, 2023 @08:59PM (#37732753)
Well simh was listed a couple days ago on HN. That and virtualization will get you just about all the old software experiences that you could want.

As for hardware . Visit a regional vintage computing festival.

There will be people very enthusiastic about what they have got working from that era.

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Re:Ask HN: Whats the modern day equivalent of 80s computer f... by wkat4242 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @10:17PM (#37733224)
Why would kids go back to old platforms? That's for us nostalgics. They should look at the future.
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