Ah, memories
I remember ordering an A500 in 1989 during the tail end of my first year at college, and buying every Amiga magazine for the cover disks during the wait for delivery. I used to take them out and look at them every evening.
I think it was the last time I remember getting so 'childishly' excited over a new piece of kit.
The Atari ST was never an option (at least without midi equipment), I'd appreciated the SID chip on my C64 to much,..