ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker) (05/04/85)
Several people had asked questions: 1. Will you post the results? YES, but the responce was enormous, it will take me a month to tally the results (via vi) Thanks to everyone who responded. 2. What do you need the survey answers for? BUSINESS mainly -- I need the information to write a document on it. 3. What is EL? EL is electro-luminescent display It is VERY expensive, but very clear. These were the most asked questions received, I will answer the rest in the posting of the results. Thanks to everyone who responded!! hou2e!ksl
ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker) (06/01/85)
The survey results are nearly complete. Here are the results as so far: ** In survey results, there will be brief accompying ** ** text which describes answers. Any percentage above ** ** 10% was included. If you want results under 10% ** ** please mail me at hou2e!ksl. ** ** Results to multiple choice and yes/no question are ** ** all included regardless of percentage. ** > *** COMPUTER SURVEY *** > >If you do not own a computer, fill out portions of the survey that apply. >You need not fill out all sections: you may leave out questions which >ask you which you "hate". >1. List computer(s) you own below: (e.g. IBM PC) This question raised a controversy: What kind of computer(s) do you mean? I meant a micro-computer (assumed since it was posted onto net.micro), but since many people didn't know that, I accepted all types. Here are the averages: ** Computer percentage means the percentage of all computers ** ** that were of the type. Person percentage means the percent ** ** of people that owned that type. ** Number Computer Computer % Person % ====== ======== ========== ======== 1. Homebrew computer 8.235% 18.421% 2. Apple ][+ 7.059% 15.789% 3. AT&T 6300 5.882% 13.158% (tie) Commodore 64 (tie) VIC-20 *TYPES* 1. IBM Compatible 23.529% 52.632% 2. Apple Compatible 11.765% 26.316% 3. S-100 8.235% 18.421% 4. OTHERS 44.706% 126.316% [Can you beleive that? 126.316% of all people own a different type of computer not compatible with many other computers] *COMPANY* 1. Apple 15.294% 34.211% 2. Commodore 11.765% 26.316% 3. Digital 7.059% 15.789% 4. AT&T 5.882% 13.158% (tie) IBM >2. What operating system do you favor? (e.g. MS DOS, UNIX) The favorite operating system was a blowout with: 1. UNIX and variations 55% 2. MS-DOS and PC-DOS 30% 3. CP/M 10% >For #'s 3 and 4, if you have one computer, or none, skip to #5. >*3. What is your favorite computer that you own? 3._____________ >*4. What computer do you like the least that you own? 4._____________ I did not include the results to these two questions since the answer would not seem to be fair. >5. What computer would you like to own? (if you could afford it) Here are the results (note that most people wanted to own expensive things): 1. SUN Workstation 150 17.65% (tie) IBM PC/AT (tie) DEC MicroVAX (II) 4. AT&T UNIX PC 11.76% >6. If you had a choice of 2 computers, 1 portable, the other desktop; > w/ same price; which would you buy? (a) portable (b)desktop One person asked depending on the price. I guess I forgot, but most people assumed I meant the same price. (a)Portable: 11.11% (b)Desktop: 88.89% >7. What type of display do you favor? (a)CRT (b)TV (c)LCD (d)EL For those who didn't know, here are the definitions: LCD- liquid crystal display, EL- electroluminesence (sp?) (a)CRT: 95.24% (b)TV: 0% (c)LCD: 0% (d)EL: 4.76% >8. What type of display do you prefer NOT to use?(same choices) (a)CRT: 0% (b)TV: 64.29% (c)LCD: 25% (d)EL: 10.71% >9. What company, in your opinion, produces GOOD computer equipment and/or software (e.g. IBM, MS) IBM was the only one to place above 10%. 1. IBM 12.90% ** This completes part one of the survey responces. ** ** Expect part 2 next week. ** hou2e!ksl
ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker) (06/05/85)
Here is the second part of the survey results: * All percentages above 10% are included in this * * posting. Note that not all figures are * * official. If you would like figures under * * 10%, please mail me. For those who asked * * for the under 10% for part 1, I am about ready * * to mail them to you. --hou2e!ksl * >For #'s 10-15, if you use more than one of the things in capital letters, >pick the one that you prefer. > >10. What WORD PROCESSESOR do you prefer? (e.g. WordStar, vi) Here are the word processors above 10%: 1. Emacs 31.82% 2. Vi 22.73% 3. WordStar 18.18% >11. What COMPUTER MAGAZINE do you read? (e.g. Byte, PC World) 11.____________ Note that some people read more than one computer magazine: 1. BYTE 40.91% 2. Dr. Dobbs 13.64% >12. What type of MODEM do you use? (e.g. Hayes Smartmodem 1200)12.____________ This question produced just one modem above 10%: 1. Hayes 1200 Smartmodem 38.10% >13. What COMPUTER LANGUAGE do you prefer (e.g. C, Pascal) 13.____________ Here are the favorite computer languages: 1. C language 47.83% 2. Pascal 26.09% >14. What size of DISKS do you use? (e.g. 5.25, 8) 14.____________ Here, all three sizes and there percentages are listed: 1. 5.25'' 69.57% 2. 8'' 17.39% 3. 3.5'' 13.04% >15. What brand of DISKS do you use? (e.g. Maxell, Datalife) 15.____________ 1. Datalife 20.83% 2. Maxell 16.67% (tie) 3M (tie) Dysan * Note all percentages are included for yes no questions * >The following questions are "yes" or "no": > >16. Do you prefer to have a HARD RESET BUTTON or not? 16.___ YES:90.48% no: 9.52% >17. Do you prefer having a NUMERIC KEYPAD? 17.___ YES:78.26% no: 21.74% >18. Do you prefer a COMPUTER GENERATED BEEP everytime you type? 18.___ yes: 18.18% NO: 81.82% * This conludes part 2 * Part three will appear next week.