@Cloudscout my best friend got one, we couldn't afford a #C64, or any other computer. My step-father got an unexpected tax rebate the following spring and I got my C64 the following year.

I can also say it changed my life and while I did biology at uni, it was the mathematical end, and programming got me my first job after uni where I met my wife. Today my job is programming full time, and I still love it.

This year I've even started to help teaching new employees at work.