Also had a Spectrum as a kid, it was either that or a C64. To pick the right one my older cousin was consulted and he recommended the Spectrum. It turned out t

Also had a Spectrum as a kid, it was either that or a C64. To pick the right one my older cousin was consulted and he recommended the Spectrum. It turned out that the C64 was the machine that I should have chosen, so that wrong decision cost 1-2 years until a C64 could be bought instead. I still hold him accountable some 30 years later :o) The main issue with the Spectrum apart from the rubber keyboard and sound was the color clash: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_clash https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribute_clash Thankfully, between the Amiga and Atari it was an easy choice to go for the Amiga, being a few years older also helped.