Brave Little Taylor
When the CPC464 came onto the market in 1984 (actually Amstrad CPC464, but distributed in Germany by the computer division of Schneider, which tranlates to "Taylor"), I noticed in passing that it received a lot of praise. However, I didn't pay too much attention to those reviews at the time -- after all, there was a risk that the CPC464 might prove to be better than my Commodore 64...
Around 35 years later, I received an offer for a working CPC464 with accessories (including a floppy disk drive), which I could have in exchange for a donation to a charity. I was somewhat disappointed, however, when the device only briefly displayed the startup message upon first turning it on and then left me with a black screen.
Another five years later, I finally took the time for an attempt to repair the device -- which I fortunately was able to accomplish successfully. (Although I must admit that the main problem was simply a loose connection...)
Today, I have to admit: It's a pretty cool device, too! Higher graphics resolution and more colors than the C64, 80-character mode, CP/M...