Subj : Buying a retro '90s Mac or Amiga
To   : Commodore Clifford
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Dec 31 2023 18:18:23

  Re: Buying a retro '90s Mac or Amiga
  By: Commodore Clifford to Nightfox on Sun Dec 31 2023 04:23 pm

 CC> I'm not really a big fan of the guys who immediately say "recap" whenever
 CC> someone asks what might be wrong with a machine.  I think it's ignorant to
 CC> just immediately jump to that conclusion.  I've never had to recap any of
 CC> my machines yet, and we're talking about quite a lot.

I haven't yet bought an old retro computer, but I hear people mention recapping a lot.

 CC> Still, I say the best experience is the real thing, every time.

I agree.  Though I will say, usually after I start thinking about buying a retro system, I remember that I've also tried a lot of emulation to run old games and programs, and emulation seems to work fairly well much of the time (even though sometimes you have to tweak some settings sometimes).

Nightfox
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