Comment by ErroneousBosh

5 months ago

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.

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jen20  5 months ago

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.

  • ErroneousBosh  5 months ago

    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?

    • rng-concern  5 months ago

      Asking chatgpt, in UK in late 80s, it would be 20-25% across all computers, depending on definition of "computer". A 1/4 of households is still high. It may have been higher in your neck of the woods.

    • jen20  5 months ago

      > Did you live in the UK in the 1980s?

      Yes.

      > One specific model of ZX Spectrum

      I do not believe this to be the case, that number appears to include the 128K and the Amstrad variants also.