By comparison, the laptop that I found for my parents cost $450.00. Craziness! 1000x the computer at 1/10th the price! Amazing the difference 27 years can make!

Not only the 27 years, but the manufacturing too.

27 years ago the computers were built to last.
They were quality.

Nowadays, especially the laptops, often have very poor quality.

Many laptops nowadays last for only a few years.

Speaking of 27 years, this laptop probably will be nowhere 27 years later, but you can still use 27 years old PCs and laptops.

But of course time will tell.

Generally the older the computer the better.

More quality, more durability, more trustedness.