Communist elite didn't care about having personal computers at home. My parents and extended family weren't "elite" by any stretch (ordinary engineers and scientists), but we all had various personal/home computers at some point. For a ES-1840/1841 you had to walk an extra mile and have an occasion, but it was possible if you were interested in this. The main issue was that a 8086 PC wasn't especially interesting to have at home at that time, as other home/personal computers were far cheaper, had better software support and culture surrounding them.