Commenters responded more to the surprise of finding a Bukowski poem tied to computing than to any single technical point. Several people (PaulHoule, runjake, deepspace, ggerules) praised Bukowski’s voice and recalled favorite books or lines, with jojocool0501 and others pointing to notable quotes and biographical notes. runjake and dhosek described initial disbelief - thinking the piece was a parody - and delight at discovering Bukowski’s unexpected technical references; others described personal collections or emotional reactions, saying his work evokes yearning for a messy, vivid life.
A separate strand of reaction focused on retro computing and compatibility quirks. badc0ffee and bitwize framed the poem in terms of nostalgia for “almost-compatible” MS‑DOS machines, praising the Tandy 2000 as powerful yet acknowledging commenters’ view that non‑compatibles were ultimately doomed. ErroneousBosh, rzzzt and others shared hardware anecdotes (DEC Rainbow, Sanyo MBC‑555, AT&T 6300) and frustrations like opaque error messages, while rzzzt added a technical aside about disk compatibility. Opinion divides between admiration for the technical ambition of those machines and annoyance at their incompatibilities, with several commenters admitting fondness mixed with regret over missed or failed purchases.
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