Re: How many of each II model produced?

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pmd@NETescape.ca (Perry Dueck) wrote:

>How many Amiga's did Commodore build anyway?

Commodore made approximately 5 million Amigas
(all models included) until it ceased to exist in North
America.  Or rather, a tad less than 5 million.  AFAIK.

>Changing the subject a bit:
>
>Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the Commodore 64 wins the title of
>having the most units produced of all time. I don't think even the Apple
>II platform (as a whole, all models included) comes close to the numbers
>of C=64 units out there. I always wanted to own one of the C=64's, but I
>never did. I did have a VIC-20 though (and still have it sitting here).

You are absolutely correct.  AFAIK, the C64 sold some
four times as many units as the Amiga.  Remember,
the C64 was never discontinued (well it was for a time,
but was revived by popular demand) until Commodore
itself faltered.  The computer was sold to the very end.

>> >That number is now passed 30 million Macs sold.
>> 
>> Of course when it comes to the Mac, I have no
>> doubt they'd keep an accurate count.
>
>Well, if they [web site] can't give accurate numbers on their Apple II
produced
>units, then why believe them when it comes to the Mac production numbers?

Because it is in their interest to keep an accurate count.
The Macintosh is and has always been seen by Apple
as their pride and joy.  Mac numbers reflect Apple market
share now.  We all know how Apple felt about the II, in
stark contrast.  Besides, they don't much care about those
numbers for the II now that it no longer affects their bottom
line at all.

It is funny how Apple treats the II as a black sheep (and
so do many Mac users...remember when the IIe was finally
discontinued and MacWeek wrote in the editorial "Ignoring
for the moment the demise of the Apple II" and the editorial
had NOTHING AT ALL to do with the Apple II!).  Commodore
never had that feeling about the C64 even when they were
betting their future on the Amiga.  And Amiga users on the
whole do not seem to have the same derisive attitude against
the C64 as some Mac users have against the Apple II.

Of course Commodore never had a Steve Jobs!

"The Macintosh team is family, everyone else [at Apple] is
an outsider."