Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!syntron!jtsv16!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!sgi!scotth@harlie.SGI.COM From: scotth@harlie.SGI.COM (Scott Henry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: NeXT product deliveries Message-ID: <21008@sgi.SGI.COM> Date: 25 Oct 88 16:16:53 GMT Article-I.D.: sgi.21008 References: <659@ardent.UUCP> Sender: daemon@sgi.SGI.COM Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA Lines: 26 From article <659@ardent.UUCP>, by rap@ardent.UUCP (Rob Peck): > In article <17792@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>, jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle) writes: >> - How many NeXT machines exist in the world as of right now? Are there >> just a few hand-built prototypes being shown around, or is the >> rumored automated production line in Fremont running? > > "Rounded to the nearest million, there are zero [insert-computer-name-here] > computers in the world" Stricktly speaking, this is no longer true. According to the latest posted Comodore/Amiga sales figures, there are more than 650,000 Amigas sold world- wide, and this definitely _rounds_ to 1 million, though it still (unfortunately) _truncates_ to 0. > > Paraphrased quote from Lucas Films explaining why they have not done software > for the Amiga. Still a true quote... wonder if they'll treat this one the same > way? And how about Lotus 1-2-56001? Hmmm. > > Rob Peck Scott Henry -- Scott Henry {or, also on the Internet:} #include