Originally Posted by
WiredIncorrectly
I do wish I could go back in time.
I was gifted 2 old computer. An old iMac and an old Pentium 2. Working on restoring them back to full working order. I need the Pentium 2 so I can install some Windows 98 tools to do PS1 game development.
When I was a nipper, I always dreamed of one day making a game for he PS1. I'm now eons too late for any chance of profiting from a PS1 game, but it's not about the money. It's purely for self interest.
I've been doing the same with a C64 and Spectrum for some time now. Not sure if anybody played with Basic or Assembler on these older machines, but they're oodles of fun.
I find myself going back in time a lot. I watch mostly old TV shows. I watch old Open University BBC 2 programmes. Managed to collect a huge collection of them. It reminds me when I was a young teenager staying awake until early hours of the morning to watch a programme on Physics, or Computer Science.
I can't gel with current life. For many reasons. Life seemed simpler, and less stressful, in older times. The 60's and 70's were the best times to be alive imho (even though I didn't live through them).
I miss old TV adverts. I miss when Christmas was exciting, and it felt festive. Now it just feels like another day. I miss when communities were tighter. I miss old cars. Gosh I would give my left arm for an RS Turbo, or a Sierra Cosworth (probably couldn't drive them with 1 arm).
I spend my most of my time in a state of nostalgia. I don't think it's a bad thing. I think the feelings got more prominent when my Dad passed. It may also be a coping mechanism. I don't look too deep into it, I just enjoy the feeling.