
IBM PC AT vs. Modern PCs: A Battle of Generations
A spirited comparison between the 1984 IBM PC AT and today's PCs - measuring raw speed, everyday usability, repairability and the strange, stubborn romance of retro machines.

A spirited comparison between the 1984 IBM PC AT and today's PCs - measuring raw speed, everyday usability, repairability and the strange, stubborn romance of retro machines.

People still argue that the Commodore 64 'has soul.' They don't mean its clock speed. This essay slices nostalgia open to compare raw performance, real-world responsiveness, and the design lessons a 1982 microcomputer still teaches a cloud-first world.