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Retro-computing for 'developing' markets?

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by: Harriet Bazley - Thu, 8 Feb 2024 21:49 UTC

> "You wonder if, for some of these markets, the choice between not
> having a PC at all or having a computer that has this huge back
> catalog of software ... what would I have as my first computer as a
> 10-year-old? Would I appreciate having a BBC Micro today? And is it
> better than if the choice is to have no computer?"
>
> It's a good question. Is it better to have something retro, with a
> vast library of software, instead of nothing at all? While being able
> to bang out some Python on an inexpensive bit of hardware attached to
> the TV carries a certain allure, so too does the idea of being able to
> fire up something from decades ago with a huge number of software
> titles.

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