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Not quite "Atari starts up in the UK for some reason", if that's what you're thinking as you click on the thread. Rather, is there the possibility of an IRL / OTL company that was based in the UK, that was involved in the computing and gaming industries like Atari was, of reaching the incredible heights that Atari did IRL?

I know that one of the United Kingdom's greatest contributions to the worldwide gaming industry was the 1982 release of the ZX Spectrum home computer, but the Spectrum is very poorly remembered today. Could Sinclair Research (makers of Spectrum), have entered the market a little earlier and accomplished much more in regards to both industries?

Of course, Sinclair sold most of it's properties to Amstrad, which was founded in 1968 by Alan Sugar, who cornered a large part of the tech market in the UK through his partnership with Sky. Could Sugar somehow have been involved in the computer and gaming market?

Any ideas, all? Kind thanks in advance.
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