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A tech commentator laments the homogenization of modern computing hardware and longs for the personality and retail diversity of 1980s microcomputers. They recall distinct ecosystems—Atari, Commodore, Amiga, IBM and oddballs like the TI-99/4A and ZX Spectrum—and the variety of independent shops where each store carried different machines, accessories and software. The author notes today’s centralized supply chains and uniform products from major vendors and cites the BeBox as a recent example of a truly distinctive modern machine. They plan to both collect retro gear and design new hardware that captures that lost uniqueness, inviting others to follow via a Mastodon ActivityPub thread.

An author laments the homogenization of modern computing hardware compared with the diverse, personality-rich machines of the 1980s—Atari, Commodore, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, TI-99, and oddities like the Coleco Adam. They recall wandering independent shops stocked with unique gear and contrast that with today’s centralized retail dominated by a few megacompanies. The writer misses distinct hardware design and cites the BeBox as one of the last modern machines that felt genuinely unique. Rather than only collecting retro gear, they plan to design and build new modern hardware that evokes 80s character and invite others to follow their project via Mastodon/ActivityPub. It matters as a cultural call to diversify hardware design and indie hardware development.