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

["Sam Gillett" <samgillett@msn.com>]

Max Volume wrote ...

>> The connection may have been what killed the Adam.
>
>No, poor design killed the ADAM, pure and simple.

Ok, so the Adam had more than one strike against it.

>> Just as people chose The Atari 2600 over Intellivision(sp?).  The name
>> connection.  Mattel was a _toy_ company, not an _electronics_ company.
>
>Again, poor design (those stupid disc controllers), plus a lack of
>arcade titles, which was almost the whole point of owning a video game
>console -- so you could play the arcade hits at home.

Pacman and Donkey Kong were a _must_ have back then.
I played River Raid on the 2600 a lot too.

Best regards,

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