I never used Atari with modem before. In 1986 my father bought us Atari 800XL with Atari XC12 program recorder back in Poland. I rediscovered Atari in 2010 when my brother's friend found in his cellar Atari 65XE without power supply, be able to use it I started searching net for spare one, that's how I got hooked
For me this "atarimania" it's like journey to the past when you can experience "alternate reality" To have your dream computer with all possible peripherals, all possible games and programs
just 25 years later...