[clifdweller]

I am a fan of the commodore 128 as it has c64 mode as well as ability to be a bit more powerful. the trs series also has some fun quirks, zx spectrum is a good starter machine readily available still. The one thing i am currently looking forward to is the commander x16 is a in progress "new" retro computer made by a group of enthusiasts to try to use as many legacy components as possible. they already have an emulator set up so can play around with writing assembly for a retro pc on modern infrastructure with hope of soon having real new manufacturable hardware for it.