What I learned from a 30+ year old video game console

My Sakhr video game console. Photo by author.

I have a clear memory of that summer evening in late 1980s Kuwait when I accompanied my dad as we shopped for a “computer” for me. We were in an electronics store (probably in Salmiya) that very much resembled a RadioShack. While my dad was super smart, he never got into tech and it seemed to always overwhelm him. I remember him listening intently to the sales rep as he showed him all the…