Computers and personalities

From	"James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Computers and personalities
Date	2015-09-04 11:13 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<msbqpo$7gc$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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I see there have been at least a couple of recent recreations of the ZX 
Spectrum. One is a games-only machine (the ZX Spectrum Vega) with a 
cut-down keyboard. The other seems to be a complete reimplementation.

http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/14/new-sinclair-zx-spectrum-vega-is-out-in-two-weeks-5342770/

http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/gadget-review-recreated-zx-spectrum-1-3874605

Why post here? I wondered if, in the future, people would be as 
nostialgic for the Raspberry Pi - in, say, 30 years time. I don't think 
they would. Why? Well, the Pi is a more complete system. It is more of a 
general purpose machine, and more useful as a consequence. It doesn't 
have all the same types of quirks and limtations of the ZX Spectrum. 
Basically, those are what gave the Spectrum its personality.

Not wishing this to be pejorative, just an acceptance of the world as it 
is, but ISTM that the Raspberry Pi has fewer limitations and therefore 
has less of a personality. As with all modern machines they are more 
chameleon-like and less quirky, less limited to certain roles, more 
bland.

As users of the Pi what do you guys think? Am I right about why people 
are recreating versions of a 30-year-old computer? Is the Pi differently 
fated, and why?

Just for interest.

James

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Computers and personalities "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 11:13 +0100
  Re: Computers and personalities mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-09-04 17:42 +0100
    Re: Computers and personalities The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-09-05 07:33 +0100
      Re: Computers and personalities David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-09-05 11:43 +0100
        Re: Computers and personalities Folderol <general@musically.me.uk> - 2015-09-05 12:06 +0100
        Re: Computers and personalities Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-09-05 14:37 +0100
        Re: Computers and personalities "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 14:45 +0100
    Re: Computers and personalities "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 14:41 +0100
    Re: Computers and personalities "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-05 15:02 +0100
      Re: Computers and personalities Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-09-05 15:46 +0000
      Re: Computers and personalities druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2015-09-13 12:02 +0100

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