@symbolics I've see records of a purchase of a Xerox Interlisp D-machine by an Italian research institution in the late 1980s. The price tag, which included WAN connectivity and support, was eye watering.
A free ebook on the history of computers in education in Europe.https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110780147/html#retrocomputing #education #europe