"typing in code from Compute Gazette" wasn't it great when they finally put checksums at the end of each line!!
One of the first programs I wrote was to "read" the lines back to me with the voice synth so I could follow along in the magazine to see where I'd messed-up. Came in real handy when I typed in the wordprocessing program - I think it was called SuperScript.
And the first time I played Elite, I played for 26 hours non-stop.