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Not just the UK -- the North American variant Timex Sinclair 1000 was fairly popular too (relatively speaking)

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It may have sold in some numbers in North America, but remember that Commodore had a trade-in offer and some chains like Fast Eddie's offered the T/S 1000 at a bargain price solely to allow people to get the discount. Commodore reportedly used some of them as doorstops!