Have a default or recommended baseline setup and let users flip things on or off and everyone (or close enough) would be content. The majority seem to find the "convenience" of having updates, features, or whatever else forced upon them to be...
Here's a really good video that explains the creation of the Z80. You'll find the name Federico Faggin in a lot of products that we still use today, including Intel 8080, which big surprise is what the Z80 is based on. Talking about a guy who's...
Nope, only TIs I had was the family's fully-ish decked out ti99-4/a, and a TI Professor, might've been a hand me down, like the diapers, underware and other clothing my brother grew out of. At least I didn't get my sister's clothing......