We acquired our first two family computers while I was in middle school. They were both hand-me-downs at the right price (free).
Our first family computer was an Apple II+. One of my middle school teachers discovered that we didn't have a computer at home, and told my dad that if we would come over and get it out of her basement, it was ours.
She also warned us that the screen was green. She wasn't kidding...
I remember that this computer was well-configured. It had the full 48K of RAM, a language card, and one Disk II floppy drive. It had a decent, though very green, monochrome aftermarket monitor. And it had the Apple DOS 3.3 disk – I could save BASIC programs, yeah!
We never did get Oregon Trail for it... though I never asked for it, either.
Shortly thereafter, we acquired our second family computer, an IBM Portable PC. Mom's boss had upgraded computers in the office, and told her that she could take one home.
Portable means it had a handle.
This computer was equally well-configured. It had the full 640K of RAM, two 5.25" floppy drives, a built-in 9-inch monochrome amber monitor, and the aforementioned handle. There was an IBM slipcover box with it, which I believe it was PC-DOS 2.10.
I remember one difference clearly: The IBM didn't have BASIC...
We had these two computers side-by-side for a couple years. I do remember using both computers: the Apple II+ for writing BASIC programs, and the IBM for more mundane things.
I might have the table that these two computers sat on in my possession. Perhaps I should repurpose it for vintage computing...