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From: kiki@uhunix1.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Jack W. Wine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 2.5 million ST's sold worldwide!
Keywords: Atari Asia
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Date: 25 Mar 91 10:44:49 GMT
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In article <669369942.7@egsgate.Fidonet.Org>  writes:
>I just heard that ST Format magazine (great U.K. magazine) stated that Atari U.K. announced 2.5 million ST's sold worldwide!  This is great.  Last time I heard it was at 1.9 to 2 million.
>
>S.S.
>

I've heard how the Atari STs have sold in abundance in the European market, but
only a little about the Asian arena.  Znet had an article of how readers
of a Hong Kong English newspaper felt about the ST: over 40% chose the Atari
as the computer of the decade!  A correspondent for Znet supposedly resides in
Japan but he hasn't been forthcoming with any news.  Sharp had a machine called
the X68000 that was designed (10 Mhz 68K, 1 MB sys mem, 1 MB video ram, 768 x
512 resolution and an ability to capture and display 16 bit color at 512 x 512
resolution) to compete against the Amiga, Atari and Mac.

I hope some people in Asia could give an update of how 68000 machines are doing
there.

Thanks,
Jack