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A quick google query says 15% of US households own a personal computer in 1989.
by chabska 5mo ago
A quick google query says 15% of US households own a personal computer in 1989.
- ErroneousBosh 5mo agoOkay, 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.
- jen20 5mo agoAround 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 5mo agoOne 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 5mo agoAsking 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 5mo 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.