The hardware was much better but compilers got far more complex and it didn't get that much faster.
Still the best thing you can do after linux from scratch.
A shame that drobins tried to push his creationist agenda one time too many.
Did ya see https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_without_systemd , https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Runit , https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/S6 , https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Mdev , https://github.com/slashbeast/mdev-like-a-boss ?
You could 'rice' ( https://web.archive.org/web/20160430183339/http://funroll-lo... , https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki/GNU/Linux_ricing ) this up even further by using Paludis and Exherbo instead ( https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Paludis , https://paludis.exherbolinux.org/ , https://www.exherbolinux.org/ ).
Don't take this too personal, just messing with you.
Gentoo IS good (enough)! Really.
Congrats.