Those older operating systems worked better and were much more reliable but the downside is lots of modern storage mediums do not have compatible drive software and won't work with an older OS. I would say if someone desires having an older computer, go for it but also have a modern computer so they can use newer storage devices, work with newer formats, download & store more stuff, etc. A table having one old classic PC and another more modern classic laptop side-by-side would be pretty nice.