jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler) (10/17/86)
This from Personal Computing, Oct. '86: 10 Unexpected Personal Computing Flops or Under-Achievers 1) PCjr 2) Lisa 3) IBM Portable 4) Jazz 5) Apple III 6) Tandy 2000 7) DEC Rainbow 8) VisiON 9) Amiga 10) Ovation Does this tell us something? Does anyone know (preferable not connected with Atari or Commodore) what the *actual* figures are for machines (ST vs. Amiga) are thru 3rd quarter '86? I shall change my name to George... curious George, that is. Aloha, Jonathan Spangler UUCP: {ihnp4,vortex,dual}!islenet!jons CIS: 71560,322
chiu@princeton.UUCP (Kenneth Chiu) (10/17/86)
In article <2872@islenet.UUCP> jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler) writes: >This from Personal Computing, Oct. '86: > >10 Unexpected Personal Computing Flops >or Under-Achievers > . . . >9) Amiga > >Does this tell us something? Does anyone know (preferable not >connected with Atari or Commodore) what the *actual* figures >are for machines (ST vs. Amiga) are thru 3rd quarter '86? This was the result of a survey of business users. Probably an accurate representation of perceptions in the business world, but no more than that. -- Kenneth Chiu UUCP: princeton!chiu Princeton University Computer Science Department BITNET: 6031801@PUCC
mikeb@tekfdi.UUCP (Mike Boyce) (10/19/86)
In article <2872@islenet.UUCP>, jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler) writes: > This from Personal Computing, Oct. '86: > > 10 Unexpected Personal Computing Flops > or Under-Achievers > ... > 9) Amiga ... > Does this tell us something? Does anyone know (preferable not > connected with Atari or Commodore) what the *actual* figures > are for machines (ST vs. Amiga) are thru 3rd quarter '86? Sounds like sloppy journalism to me. To paraphrase a famous American author. 'Rumors of Amiga's death are greatly exagerated.' :^} I suggest that item 9 be changed to: 9) Personal Computing Magazine. (Midnight Enquirer Award) I'm tempted to buy the magazine just so I can get the address to write the author a letter. Personal computer mags are (with a few notable execptions such as DDJ) garbage. I definately would not trust some bozo like this author to tell me which computer to buy. If I did I would have an IBM PC/XT/AT compatable in front of me. After all that's what everybody else has. Mickey Mick Mick, At your .... Every word of this is my personal opinion and does not reflect the views of my employer.
tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) (10/19/86)
re: numbers of ST's I just heard that in their prospectus Atari had to state how many ST's they've ACTUALLY sold worldwide. I haven't actually read it myself, but was told that the number in the prospectus was 125,000. -- Glenn Tenney UUCP: {hplabs,glacier,lll-crg,ihnp4!ptsfa}!well!tenney ARPA: well!tenney@LLL-CRG.ARPA Delphi and MCI Mail: TENNEY As Alphonso Bodoya would say... (tnx boulton) Disclaimers? DISCLAIMERS!? I don' gotta show you no stinking DISCLAIMERS!
doc@j.cc.purdue.edu (Craig Norborg) (10/19/86)
In article <2872@islenet.UUCP> jons@islenet.UUCP (Jonathan Spangler) writes: >This from Personal Computing, Oct. '86: > >10 Unexpected Personal Computing Flops >or Under-Achievers > >1) PCjr ...cut... >9) Amiga >10) Ovation > >Does this tell us something? Does anyone know (preferable not >connected with Atari or Commodore) what the *actual* figures >are for machines (ST vs. Amiga) are thru 3rd quarter '86? I looked at this article and saw an awful lot of IBM biases myself along with ALOT of inconsistancies between their figures. Look at the one place where they have the best selling software part and compare its figures with the figures under the subcategories "Best selling DBM", etc. I think its funny that they can have totally different figures for the same package, in the same year, from the same survey. I would really like to see reprinted in full the survey that they took their figures from. Craig Norborg (aka Doc Pierce) mod.amiga.{sources|binaries} moderator ihnp4!pur-ee!j.cc.purdue.edu!doc USnail: 539 N. Grant Street W. Lafayette IN 47906
demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) (10/20/86)
In article <1953@well.UUCP> tenney@well.UUCP (Glenn S. Tenney) writes: >re: numbers of ST's >I just heard that in their prospectus Atari had to state how many >ST's they've ACTUALLY sold worldwide. I haven't actually read it myself, >but was told that the number in the prospectus was 125,000. > >-- Glenn Tenney I have the prospectus at home. The number of machines sold worldwide was stated as being 150,000...however, it was also stated that that figure was only the number of machines sold through September 1985. -- --- Rob DeMillo Madison Academic Computer Center usenet: {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,topaz,decvax}!uwvax!uwmacc!demillo ARPA: demillo@unix.macc.wisc.edu (now isn't that easier?) ---------------------------------------- "I am not so sure what you want me for! 'War Games' Either your machine is a - Crosby, Stills and Nash fool, or me..."