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Comment by chabska

13 hours ago

A quick google query says 15% of US households own a personal computer in 1989.

Okay, well, it was far more than that in the UK and Europe.

I suppose it's a bit like television, it would have been more popular where it was invented.

  • Around 5 million ZX Spectrums were sold between 1982 and 1992. If all were sold in the UK (they weren’t), that would put the penetration around 25% based on the number of households in 1990.

    • One specific model of ZX Spectrum, which is one specific make and model of home computer.

      Did you live in the UK in the 1980s?