At least the 128 has a machine code monitor built in, big step up there from the 64.

I remember for the longest time as a kid, I knew "machine code" was a thing, but I couldn't find a single answer to my first question - "where the hell do you type it in?"

If there's one of these anywhere in Australia, please let me in.

There was something great about typing in a program from a magazine while having no clear idea about what you'd end up with afterwards. Even the disappointing games you'd end up giving a much more thorough play than you would normally, because you'd invested so much time in getting there.

I remember convincing my mum on a couple of occasions to dictate the code from the printout to me so I could concentrate on the typing. Good times.