← Back to context Comment by chickensong 16 hours ago Ah yes, the 80s, when everyone had a computer. 9 comments chickensong Reply ErroneousBosh 15 hours 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 15 hours ago If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree. ErroneousBosh 13 hours 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. 4 replies → adampunk 15 hours 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 13 hours ago Even in the early 80s they were 100 quid, that was nothing.
ErroneousBosh 15 hours 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 15 hours ago If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree. ErroneousBosh 13 hours 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. 4 replies → adampunk 15 hours 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 13 hours ago Even in the early 80s they were 100 quid, that was nothing.
chickensong 15 hours ago If you change "literally everyone" to "a minority" we can agree. ErroneousBosh 13 hours 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. 4 replies →
ErroneousBosh 13 hours 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. 4 replies →
adampunk 15 hours 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 13 hours 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.