I started programming due to the ZX Spectrum https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html But yes

I started programming due to the ZX Spectrum https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html But yes they were everywhere when I was a kid, the BBC was in schools, and a few people had different things, but the Speccy was cheap and cheerful enough that it was the machine of choice.