Yeah, it's worth sticking around. I like old times too, mostly for the simplicity, but no denying modern times has some cool perks. Not so sure I want to turn my model railroading back to 1950 style. Diggin' the RP hi-techie.
Glad to hear you are getting your digital life restored. It is a PIA to bring a new unit up to standard operation. Been through it a few times, most recently this Christmas. I got a new confuser too!
For the enjoyment of our geek members (self incl.), check out these specs:
2) Xeon E5-2670 8C processors
64Gb EEC RAM, support for 384Gb
Radeon RX480
565Gb SSD Boot
2) 3Tb 10K HDDs
1) 1Tb 7.5K HDD
Windows 10 Professional
Used Sandy Bridge Xeons are selling for stupid cheap with so many server refreshes going on. $99 a pair on eBay. I couldn't resist the temptation to build a kick-butt box for cheap. You can never have too many cores is my mantra! My server masquerading as a desktop PC: