Sincerely, a Dutch guy.

So it really does look exactly like a spare case and no actual computer present.

Or, y'know, press the switch yourself.

Would still buy again unless something really good hits the market.

Code written in assembly is more error prone, more difficult to debug and harder to understand than higher level languages. After years of reading and writing code I know being able to reason with others about the source code of a given program is more important than what the actual language is, or any of the other purities programmers like to keep. Without readable source, the program either dies a slow death or becomes some kind of minefield. And besides, throwing out decades of development is such a waste of effort.

I don't understand your comment on permanent income and the economy. Sorry.