The first computer I got my mitts on was a ZX81. [8bit black and white, no sound (except radio interference).]
I progressed onto a BBC, then a 16K speccy. The speccy was limited and the BBC was my dad's, so I saved and got...
Behold the SAM Coupe, a little known 8-bit computer. This kicked BBC arse, running at 6MHz (fast back then!).
The SAM Coupe scrap book site has more info on this wonderful machine.
You can emulate a SAM Coupe on lots of Machines, including Macs, using SIM Coupe :)
When that bad day came and my SAM died, I bought a little computer, just 16bit and only 2MB of memory:
Nice little thing.
This is a Psion. It is the original 'Palmtop' computer. Has its own operating system (not Win**ws), which hasn't ever crashed yet! (I've had it for over 2 years...)
A useful site is 3-Lib or you can
try