Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20171111143841/@comment-1496755-20171211175339

Heh heh, as usual I turn out to be the "grandpa" of the Wiki (born in 1985). The old days could best be described as bittersweet - there was magic and some cool stuff (most of all the awe of discovering games' latest technological accomplishments), but there was also a lot of frustration due to how rough and capricious PC's used to be. If you hear someone telling you about praying for a program to work - they aren't joking at all. Like I've said before - DosBox is a very tame experience, everything is so easy, you always have enough memory (though Arena manages to create trouble in this regard), the sound always works perfectly, the mouse works fine too, mounting images is quite convenient... it's like a DOS user's utopia :P

Hard to say where the nostalgia comes from. Perhaps it has something to do with the memory of one's youth, when life was so simpler. Plus, to a true nerd even a prolonged installation experience could give a certain degree of pleasure. It's weird, but I actually remember fondly installing Windows XP on my old laptop - it was like a sacred ritual. Even though it took quite some time.

It's getting colder, so I have enacted my vacation plan - shorter weeks. I have taken the Thursdays and Fridays off for the remaining work weeks. Three days sounds a lot more tolerable than five.

Death, I hope you haven't forgotten that I will have a Christmas present for you. The time is approaching...