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> you basically always want to run the best model, but the price of the hardware is a bit ridiculous. In the 1990s, it was possible to run Linux on scrappy hardware. You could also always run other “building blocks” like Python, Docker, or C++ easily

= "When you needed to run common «building blocks» (such as, in other times, «Python, Docker, or C++» - normal fundamental software you may have needed), even scrappy hardware would suffice in the '90s"

As a matter of facts, people would upgrade foremostly for performance.



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