Film is a great medium. Yes I remember T-max as one of the really good films, I think the T comes from the way they grow the crystals to give a finer DPI.

You can do some really unusual things with high ISO films too, very grainy of course but the fun of film is never quite knowing what you will get, until you get it.

Just wait til you build your own little dark room and start developing your own stuff, then you will see the magic happen :) Alas I never got that far, but did develop my own reels at the local college. I remember the tutor continually shouting "Keeep that door shut!" ha ha.