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From: bryan@ihnet.UUCP (b. k. delaney)
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Subject: 1986 predictions
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Date: Thu, 26-Dec-85 23:12:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 26 23:12:20 1985
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What will happen next year ?

Here are my 1986 predictions for the Amiga, ST, MAC.

The Atari 520ST will come standard with 1 megabyte of ram
by June.  Also sales will be better than most people think
(200,000 units per month).  Atari will also be in the OEM
business (low cost UNIX based CAD-CAM systems), probably
in partnership with a large company.  Experts will be
amazed that there really is a HOME computer market that
nobody has been able to find (until the ST). 

Amiga sales will be slower than expected but good enough
to keep Commodore going (15,000 units per month).  The
Amiga will also come standard with 1 megabyte of ram.
Sales will be very slow in first quarter 86, but will pick up
when the Amiga gets a 30% price cut.

There will be plenty of software for the Amiga and the 
Atari ST, but as usually is the case, (look at the old
Atari 800 systems) it will NOT take advantage of Amiga's
Graphics hardware.  Large software companies like to write
portable code.  Smaller companies will write the Good Stuff.

Apple may be in VERY DEEP trouble, but with Fat MACs for 
$1500.00 and the new APPLE IIxt 16 bit computer that runs
in two modes ,8 and 8/16 bit, will pull  out of trouble.  
The new apple will use the new 8/16 bit 6502 micro.  
It looks like the first Personal Computer will never
die, (who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks).


				ihnet!bryan