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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A real gold mine for a person like me who lives in a developing country with restricted access to old hardware.

Does that mean it’s harder to find old hardware in developing countries? Interesting. Maybe because there wasn’t much hardware in circulation in the country at the time?

[–] ndotb 2 points 1 year ago

It's likely not the full story, but there were some crazy export restrictions in the 90s. Apple made a commercial poking at it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjkoYlpf3EA