Codecademy vs. the BBC Micro

It launched the Computer Literacy Project, a multi-pronged educational effort that involved several TV series, a few books, a network of support groups, and a specially built microcomputer known as the BBC Micro. Over a sixth of Great Britain watched an episode in the first series produced for the Computer Literacy Project and 1.5 million BBC Micros were ultimately sold. The producers behind the Computer Literacy Project were keen for the TV series to feature “hands-on” examples that viewers could try on their own if they had a microcomputer at home.

Source: twobithistory.org