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1980-1989 The 1980s

A cheap British computer creates a bedroom software industry

Sinclair Research put a color computer with a rubber keyboard and cassette storage within reach of British families, and the teenagers who wrote games for it built the foundation of the country's software business.

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Europe
Period
The 1980s

Why it matters

A low price point turned a generation of British households into software producers rather than only consumers. The route from bedroom cassette to commercial release was short enough that talent surfaced quickly, and it helps explain why a country with no console manufacturer became a major exporter of games.

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