Hi,
Yea a bit like me 30 also, I started on the TI-99/4A that belonged to a friend of my fathers. Progressed there to the CPC 464 (progressed? lol) and then the Back to the future pack A500. I still have my original A500 and that 99er , but I just bought a 1200 on ebay along with a 030 50mhz blizzard both of which have yet to arrive. Looking forward to setting it up.