Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!Xorg
From: Xorg@cup.portal.com (Peter Ted Szymonik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 1 million...
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Date: 25 Nov 88 14:14:50 GMT
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Compute ST did a survey in 1986 and estimated that 350,000 had been
sold in the U.S. alone, the generally accepted figure by most
magazines is 300,000 - U.S. only, I'd have to assume with the
strength of the ST in Europe that at least that many have been sold
overseas - and currently ATari is manufacturing 50-75,000 Megas
a MONTH (according to Sam Tramiel) with 90% still going to Europe
but that is due to change this year.  I'd say Atari will have no
problem reaching the million mark next year if it hasn't already
done so!  Also, I'm sure that a good chunk of those Amiga sales
were the 500 which was probably bought primarily as a game machine
while the majority of STs out there are 1040's which have much
greater utility.

Peter Szymonik