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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: opean Personal Computer Sales?
Keywords: Amiga, Apple, Dos, Atari
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Date: 17 Jan 91 12:52:57 GMT
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In article <1694@madnix.UUCP> robert@madnix.UUCP (Robert Moldenhauer) writes:
>Hi,
>Could someone post real numbers of personal computer sales (Amiga, Apple,
>Dos, Atari).  We have had some rediculous debates on our club BBS with someone
>even claiming the ST was the largest personal computer in Europe.  How many
>Amigae were sold last year?  I want real numbers, nt Ataris "Billions and
>Billions".
>
	Here's the best I can do. Commodore officially announced
the sale of the 2 millionth Amiga in October. We have just passed
the Christmas season. Over 7/1/89--6/30/90 there were 550,000
A500s sold, and sales are reportedly up 20%. I don't think it is
unreasonable to assume that there are close to 2.5 million Amigas
currently sold.

	As to Apple and IBM, I read a report that the Mac will
surpass the 7 million mark in 1992 and that MS-DOS clones will be
well over the 80 million mark in 1992.

>-- 
>Robert Moldenhauer                              One People
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>            Madison, Wis 53705 USA              Please!
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