Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!sun-barr!newstop!east!iarrobin From: iarrobin@wookie.Central.Sun.COM (Mike Iarrobino - Systems Engineer) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Motif -> Open Look look & feel Summary: workstation market Message-ID: <2142@east.East.Sun.COM> Date: 5 Jul 90 21:19:20 GMT References: <9007021559.AA00522@lance> Sender: news@east.East.Sun.COM Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca. Lines: 53 In article <9007021559.AA00522@lance> jimf@SABER.COM writes: >|How much of the workstation market is DG anyway ? Or IBM for that matter ? > >HP/Apollo and DEC form quite a large chunk, I daresay larger than Sun. >Nor would I count IBM out (regardless of my personal opinions towards >the company). Hmmm, let's look at some real numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The following is from Computer Reseller News, June 25th, 1990, p. 14: "WORLDWIDE RISC WORKSTATION/SERVER MARKET BY MICROPROCESSOR, VENDOR" 1989-1990 Unit Shares 1989 1990 WORKSTATIONS SERVERS WORKSTATIONS SERVERS TOTAL SPARC 61% 45% 74% 50% Sun 61 41 61 38 Solbourne 0 4 1 5 Toshiba 0 0 9 0 other 0 0 4 7 TOTAL MIPS 22 21 16 24 Silicon Graphics 11 3 4 5 Digital 10 10 10 10 MIPS 1 8 1 5 other 0 0 1 4 HP-PA 6 13 3 10 IBM RT/RS-6000 5 9 2 7 other 6 10 4 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ These figures clearly show Sun Microsystems as the leading vendor of RISC workstations. -- /\ \\ \ Michael V. Iarrobino \ \\ / Systems Engineer / \/ / / Sun Microsystems / / \//\ One Cranberry Hill \//\ / / Lexington, MA 02173 / / /\ / / \\ \ Phone: (617) 861-2241 \ \\ EMail: iarrobin@East.Sun.COM \/