It was a bit different, but the C64 really made it feel like I have my own machine I can do anything with. After flipping the power switch and instantly booting

It was a bit different, but the C64 really made it feel like I have my own machine I can do anything with. After flipping the power switch and instantly booting the OS, I could start typing a BASIC program. But typically it was: LOAD "*",8,1 and my game started loading :) Getting software was more or less like the PC era, people copying stuff on disks and cassettes. In 80's Hungary they experimented with full program trasmissions over radio. What was interesting to see is the immersion you can get with only 320x200 pixels. I only realized this after running an emulator on a PC and I got suddenly teleported back to HD land. It was quite neat that I was able to play with these machines, but after getting a PC there was little desire to go back.