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Article #34991

Re: Atari/Amiga Sales Figures

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From: M. Patrick Simon
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 1988 15:32
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*This posting is a mixture of reasonable reply and flame. The original
* article was posted in comp.sys.atari.st.

In article <709@sdcc15.ucsd.edu> pa1132@sdcc15.UUCP () writes:
>...
>some good approximations on the number of Atari ST's  and Amigas out
>there, (worldwide, in Germany and in the U. S. ).

A recent article I read in ST-Log suggested that there were about 300,000
Atari ST's in the US. I do not have the other figures you requested.

>...  Come on, Commodore,
>give us some help.  Perhaps you can accelerate the process of Atari
>people to switch to Amiga.

*FLAME ON*

What kind of an ass are you, trying to start another flame war!? Please,
please, please, Commodore people, keep your "My computer is better than
your computer" opinions in your own newsgroup. Thank you.

*FLAME OFF*

--Patrick Simon               mpsimon@phoenix.princeton.edu    11-12-88

disclaimer: my very own opinions.
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From: mpsimon@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (M. Patrick Simon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Atari/Amiga Sales Figures
Keywords: Commodore-Amiga, Inc, Amiga, Atari
Message-ID: <4397@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 12 Nov 88 15:32:41 GMT
References: <709@sdcc15.ucsd.edu>
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