In the 1990′s, the Swedish government subsidized the cost of computers for every family, allowing any Swedish family to buy a personal computer. This must’ve ha

In the 1990′s, the Swedish government subsidized the cost of computers for every family, allowing any Swedish family to buy a personal computer. This must’ve had a great impact – allowing a generation of Swedish kids to mess around with computers, coding and technology. I've heard a similar argument made for why Dundee became a hub of computer game development in the UK — access to cheap computers for working-class families. (plus Dundee also has long cold winters) In Dundee's case it was access to Sinclair ZX Spectrums that 'accidentally' went missing from the Timex factory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair