My first computer was an Atari 400 that I bought at I believe Toys are us that I paid $99 for them got a $50 rebate.
I used to attend the software swap meets.
I had a Happy Drive mod: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_drives
Back then the rules for copying software weren’t like they are today.
Today all the legal loose ends are tied up (the guys with the money get to write the rules - not really how it should be) and you have 100 different techniques to prevent copying of software.
I had a lot of fun.