I was a teenager in a typical Russian "mid-level family" back then, and there wasn't a single tangible opportunity around to import a computer from the west. Amiga and Commodore were things that I only heard about. An original imported ZX Spectrum was a status symbol -- though the homemade clones were gaining widespread popularity. There were clones of Nintendo systems (Dendy), but I wasn't (and still isn't) aware of any Atari clones. All Atari systems I've seen -- and I've seen plenty in my wild and reckless youth -- were original.