I first got into vintage computing around 2022-2023, and I got into the hobby because (at the time not knowing much about computers) I wanted to upgrade my dad's old Windows XP laptop from 2004 to use as a gaming laptop. At the time I thought that all computers could be upgraded to be usable in the modern era. Now I know that that definitely is not true, but working on that laptop made me interested in using old software and repairing things, which led me to acquiring many more computers since then.