Xref: utzoo comp.sys.cbm:4616 comp.sys.mac:54220 comp.sys.ibm.pc:50087 comp.sys.amiga:56625 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!ccu!umturne4 From: umturne4@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Daryl Turner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: What is the All-Time Best-Selling Computer ? Message-ID: <1990May6.011824.20150@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Date: 6 May 90 01:18:24 GMT References: <1455@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> <29462@cup.portal.com> <17782@well.sf.ca.us> <11307@cbmvax.commodore.com> <3283@milton.acs.washington.edu> Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Lines: 22 In article <3283@milton.acs.washington.edu> phaedrus@milton.acs.washington.edu (The Wanderer) writes: > Why does it matter whether or not the VCS is out of production? I >thought the question asked about "the best-selling computer of all time," not >"the best-selling computer of all time that's still being produces right >now..." > And in any event, to the best of my knowledge, the VCS/2600 is still in >production; at least, all the Kay-Bees around here seem to have no problem >obtaining them. The base unit these days is much smaller than it used to be >(doesn't take many chips to do a VCS these days :) ), and I've seen it for as >low as $29... sure, the gameplay isn't as good as a S*ga or N*ntendo, but >then again, you can buy the whole VCS for less than the price of a decent >cartridge for the others... > Let me check my closet... a 2600, a 7800, some old TI-99/4A stuff, >a bunch of Apple IIe disks... pretty smart closet, all right. :) But does the Atari VCS qualify as a computer? I don't want to start a flame war, but I don't see a "game machine" qualifying as a full- fledged computer. After all, a computer should be good for more than just games, right? Daryl Turner