I'm a sucker for any tech I come across from the late 80s to the early/mid 2000s-home computers and peripherals in particular-and games from that period too. Looking back on them brings you to an intersection of so many topics and factors-from too-early innovations to too-late catch ups to corporate slap-fighting to even the effects of global politics.
Most recently, that culminated in Big Dave the Big Dell, a purpose built time machine to the early 21st century!
While you're here, have a little taste of the era courtesy of the fine fellows at the Internet Archive
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