Fun and nostalgia IS value! Same as minimalism.

It's fun to push old hardware to the limits and develop software/hw for it (such us wifi for apple 2 from 1979 hehe)

Clunky hardware has one advantage too: It's usually a single tasking tool. Great for focus and running away from WWW.

Your kid can play pac-man and Tetris without fear of popups, credit cards, scams, hate and porn.