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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mac Multitasking? (Silly expletive deleted)
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Date: Thu, 20-Aug-87 17:07:52 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 20 17:07:52 1987
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> You are correct that Apple has done much more than Commodore-Amiga to bring
> the average human into the ranks of computer user, however the point you
> decided to pick upon is not valid.  Multitasking properly applied helps
> people get things done simply and effectively.

There are more C64/C128 machines out there (over 7 million, last I heard)
than Apple IIs (4-5 million), Macs (1 million), and Amigas (300-400K).  So
who's brought the average Joe to become a computer user?  If you mention
POWER user, I'd certainly have to filter out C64/C128, Apple II, and IBM
PC as well; in which case, Apple has the lead.  But if we're talking about
useful computers of any kind, Commodore of old had the lead.  Then again, 
if you want to talk about installed 6502 based computer systems, I think
Atari had around 12 million or more of those 2600 based video games out
there.....

> |\ /|  . Ack! (NAK, EOT, SOH)
> {o O} . 
> ( " )	bryce@cogsci.berkeley.EDU -or- ucbvax!cogsci!bryce
>   U	"Success leads to stagnation; stagnation leads to failure."
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