Looking for statistics on the Computer market of the 80's

From: Fred Cisin <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
Date: Mon Sep 23 12:18:00 2002

> > Most of the companies I am looking for, are out of business. And, for these
> > that are not, I could never ask for data (I cannot ask IBM or Compaq for how
> > many compatibles were sold in 1986 :((( )
> No, but you could ask about genuine IBM and Compaq machines.

Or you could ask intel their production and sales numbers for
80x86 microprocessors.

The total number of "compatibles" is gonna be about the intel production,
plus the production of competing chip companies, minus chips used for
other non "compatible" 80x86 devices.

The intel production will be a more accurate number than some of the
"annual report" figures! (stock manipulation sometimes took the form of
counting warehoused unsold machines as if they were sales, and then in a
subsequent report counting the same machine again when they sold) How
many people believe that Apple outsold IBM?
Received on Mon Sep 23 2002 - 12:18:00 BST