[2] The company was formed by Willow Vale Electronics Limited in 1981, and was based in Manchester & London.

The company claimed to have sold 400,000 units in 2000 and signed a contract worth £40m with Scottish manufacturer Fullarton Computer Industries in August 2001.

In early 2023 Tiny started to offer new and refurbished Apple products via multiple online platforms.

[3] The PC was contained in a flat case with a similar form factor to a VCR, and was intended to be placed under a television rather than at a computer desk as was typical during the 1990s.

An interactive animation ran automatically when the PC first booted up and gave users a brief introduction to computers in general, the Windows operating system as well as Tiny's own online services.