← Back to context Comment by chickensong 5 months ago Ah yes, the 80s, when everyone had a computer. 11 comments chickensong Reply ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Well, yeah. The home computer revolution.Literally everyone had a ZX Spectrum, or Commodore 64, or a BBC Micro if their parents were rich and thought that having the same as they had at school was a good idea. chickensong 5 months ago If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree. ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Well, no, because it wasn't a minority.They were cheap and ubiquitous, unless I suppose you were in one of "Iron Curtain" countries. 6 replies → adampunk 5 months ago My house did not have a computer in it until 1992. I knew many people who did not have a computer in the house in the 1980s. Computers were expensive! ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Even in the early 80s they were 100 quid, that was nothing.
ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Well, yeah. The home computer revolution.Literally everyone had a ZX Spectrum, or Commodore 64, or a BBC Micro if their parents were rich and thought that having the same as they had at school was a good idea. chickensong 5 months ago If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree. ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Well, no, because it wasn't a minority.They were cheap and ubiquitous, unless I suppose you were in one of "Iron Curtain" countries. 6 replies → adampunk 5 months ago My house did not have a computer in it until 1992. I knew many people who did not have a computer in the house in the 1980s. Computers were expensive! ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Even in the early 80s they were 100 quid, that was nothing.
chickensong 5 months ago If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree. ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Well, no, because it wasn't a minority.They were cheap and ubiquitous, unless I suppose you were in one of "Iron Curtain" countries. 6 replies →
ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Well, no, because it wasn't a minority.They were cheap and ubiquitous, unless I suppose you were in one of "Iron Curtain" countries. 6 replies →
adampunk 5 months ago My house did not have a computer in it until 1992. I knew many people who did not have a computer in the house in the 1980s. Computers were expensive! ErroneousBosh 5 months ago Even in the early 80s they were 100 quid, that was nothing.
Well, yeah. The home computer revolution.
Literally everyone had a ZX Spectrum, or Commodore 64, or a BBC Micro if their parents were rich and thought that having the same as they had at school was a good idea.
If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree.
Well, no, because it wasn't a minority.
They were cheap and ubiquitous, unless I suppose you were in one of "Iron Curtain" countries.
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My house did not have a computer in it until 1992. I knew many people who did not have a computer in the house in the 1980s. Computers were expensive!
Even in the early 80s they were 100 quid, that was nothing.