starraider Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I just wonder, how many ataris have been actually sold over the years woldwide? it would be interesting to compare with other home computers (yea, we know, the c64 outsold the atari, but still....) is there a top ten of the best selling 8-bit computers available somewhere? I am sure there might have been a tough competition with all those spectrums, amstrads/schneiders that have been sold pretty well especially in the uk/german-markets.... but atari did well in the usa, at least in the early 80s I suppose, and in germany....in poland atari was also quite strong in the late 80s and what about the older ones, like the ti 99/4a or the vic-20? so any information available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy California Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I'd say something like: - C64: 25-30 million - Spectrum: 10 million - A8: 6-7 million - ST: 5-6 million - TRS-80: 4-5 million - CPC: 3-4 million - VIC-20: 3-4 million - TI-99: 2-3 million. Just my own estimates, don't have any source handy. Not really sure about the other computers... ++ RC ++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari-passion Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Hello, For FRANCE there were approximately 60000 computers atari 8 bit 400/800/xl/xe of sold amstrad cpc : more than 1 millon for FRANCE only Arnaud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 4, 2004 Author Share Posted January 4, 2004 Hello, For FRANCE there were approximately 60000 computers atari 8 bit 400/800/xl/xe of sold amstrad cpc : more than 1 millon for FRANCE only Arnaud 60000 aren't really that much.... I think there have been sold about 1 million ataris in germany (not totally sure about that though, might be less)..... but probably about 6 million c64..... I think, worldwide there have been 22 million c64 sold (the c64 is in the guiness book of records as the best selling computer ever) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Anyone have any guesses for how many Apple IIs were put out? That computer had to be #2 after Commodore. Schools around her really overbought on that one and then they trashed them all for Macs in 1985. We had stacks of Apple IIs in the halls in the late 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy California Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 18-20 million? They were everywhere... ++ RC ++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 4, 2004 Author Share Posted January 4, 2004 in europe, I have hardly ever seen any apples though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 The real question is: How many of them are now in landfills? -Bry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 I found this link a while ago, which I thought was pretty interesting. Looks like both the A8 and ST series sold fairly well, with the A8's sales peaking in 1982. I don't know how accurate that chart is, but I'm sure it should give you an idea of how well they sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy California Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 Thanks for the link! The Apple figures don't seem very convincing... I'm amazed the 400/800 had such a big market share. Too bad the XL/XE line isn't on the chart... ++ RC ++ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starraider Posted January 5, 2004 Author Share Posted January 5, 2004 great link! seems like the atari was the world's best selling computer in 82! really too bad, the xl/xe-line isn't listed.... assuming the xl/xe sold in equal quantities or less than the 400/800-line, a total of 3-4 million sold ataris seems quite realistic to me.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndary Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 must read the small prints: Atari 400 and 800 ($299 and $899). With 256 colorss, four separate sound generators and built-in “missile qraphics,” the Ataris are the machines of choice for game players and games writers. The 800 has a keyboard suitable to touch typing, but writers would do well to look elsewhere for a first-rate word processor. Nearly 200,000 Atari 8OOs were shipped in 1982 and some 400,000 model 400s. ndary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 great link!seems like the atari was the world's best selling computer in 82! really too bad, the xl/xe-line isn't listed.... assuming the xl/xe sold in equal quantities or less than the 400/800-line, a total of 3-4 million sold ataris seems quite realistic to me.... I'd bet that the VIC-20, which is not on this list, was the best-selling home computer of 1981 and 1982. The A8 line was just too expensive at that time for most users (my 800 cost $800 in '83). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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