Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5590591-20130116152522/@comment-86.140.214.47-20130212233608

It gives you mouse support and colours. Since computers are only actually useful for controlling machinery, making one with a nicer interface isn't likely to pay off in any way.

However, I you just want to mess around with one to amuse yourself, seven gold isn't all that bad. It's nowhere near as expensive as a Redpower computer