Re: How many of each II model produced?

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pmd@NETescape.ca (Perry Dueck) wrote:

>I'm curious...
>
>Does anyone know the approximate (or even exact) numbers of each model in
>the Apple II family that were manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc.?

About 12 million from publications I've read.  This includes
"II at Work" from the late '80s/early '90s and "Compute!"
magazine.

>-Apple ][
>-Apple ][ Plus
>-Apple //e (both beige and platinum)
>-Apple //c (all)
>-Apple IIc Plus
>-Apple IIgs (all ROM versions)

I    -----    approx. 400
][    -----    approx. 100,000
][+  -----    approx. 1 million
][e  -----    approx. 6 million
][c  -----    approx. 3 million
][c+  -----    approx. 100,000
][gs  -----    approx. 1.5 million

>...according to some info I pulled off of Apple's web site a couple of
>years ago which contained a corporate timeline of the company, it stated
>that in November of 1993 - "After 17 years of active duty and 5 million
>units shipped, the Apple II line is quietly discontinued."

That 5 million most likely refers to the Apple IIe.  If not, the
author of that web site probably confused IIe with the entire
Apple II line.

For comparison, the C64 outsold the entire Apple II line.
There must be 17 million to 20 million C64 units out there!