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Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?

Subject: Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
From: "Sam Gillett" <samgillett@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 00:43:42 GMT
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm, comp.sys.apple2, comp.sys.atari.8bit, comp.sys.sinclair, rec.games.video.classic
References: <cb0ed86a.0306262201.21691914@posting.google.com> <siSKa.1777$MO2.1534@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net> <k2gadc4yn61.fsf@legolas.mdh.se> <3EFC0271.753A07D6@usa.net> <3EFC75C0.3030706@noneofyourbusiness.com> <bdia61$tg3ja$1@ID-149169.news.dfncis.de> <3EFCC6F7.2040002@noneofyourbusiness.com> <zJ9La.8890$Ei4.4060@nwrddc02.gnilink.net> <gcGdnTcGZLDio2CjXTWJhQ@comcast.com> <280620030317197960%macsvolume@yahoo.com> <3EFDDEAE.2070401@noneofyourbusiness.com> <WMoLa.14640$Ei4.12663@nwrddc02.gnilink.net> <280620031923016576%macsvolume@yahoo.com> <3EFE7C86.8070107@noneofyourbusiness.com>
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Exegete wrote ...

>The ADAM's design was great. Once again, the weakness was letting a
>machine hit the market before it had been debugged. By the time the bugs
>were worked out, well, Edsels never sold well either.

But, as I remember the Edsel didn't have any bugs.  It was just a Ford with
different sheetmetal, dashboard, etc.  Edsel had the same engines, chassis,
electrical system, etc. as Ford did.  People just didn't like it.

I still think the connection to a toy company that the ADAM had was more
responsible for its demise than any bugs.

Best regards,

Sam Gillett aka Mars Probe @ Starship Intrepid 1-972-221-4088
     Last 8-bit BBS in the Dallas area.  Commodore lives!

References:
- World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: ppanks@juno.com (Paul Allen Panks)
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: "Phil-on-a-hill" <malcnospam@gothcorp.co.uk>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Anders Carlsson <anders.carlsson@mds.mdh.se>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Jeff Thomas <a2forever@usa.net>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: "Bo Zimmerman" <bo@zimmers.net>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: "Sam Gillett" <samgillett@msn.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Max Volume <macsvolume@yahoo.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: "Sam Gillett" <samgillett@msn.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Max Volume <macsvolume@yahoo.com>
- Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
  - From: Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>

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