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

Subject: Re: World-wide 8-bit computer sales (all-time)?
From: Jeff Thomas <a2forever@usa.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:38:09 +1200
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Anders Carlsson wrote:

> Heh, a little exaggerating surely. By the way, which computer or
> game console has seen the largest drop in list price? IIRC, the
> TI-99/4 was released at $1150 in 1979, and the improved TI-99/4A
> was down at $99 in 1983ish when it finally was dropped.

That's because of the great computer/video market crash of 1983, when
alot of companies went under!

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