1986

  After the Spanish release of the 128K model the previous autumn, the UK finally saw the computer at retail in February of this year. The problem was, the push by retailers the previous Christmas meant that thousands of new 48K machines were currently being enjoyed by eager youngsters. Parents, many of whom were still under the ill-informed impression that computing was ‘just a fad’, were understandably disinclined to shell out £180 on yet another computer just two months