In my late years at school I wanted so very much an Atari 800, and later a TI-99 - that thing looked so cool and slick! It was the time of Matthew Broderick playing "Wargames" in the cinemas. Another time, a better feel of life. Definitely missing it.
I later started with a programmable Casio pocket calculator, and a Commodore VC. Later came an Amiga 500 which i operated until 1998, I think. not before 1999 i came to my first PC. All university work I did on the PC of a girl-friend of mine.
Eighties' magic!