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All the Atari 8-bit computers sold way less than Commodore 128s sold so there's hardly any value in mentioning them.
by sys_64738 4y ago
All the Atari 8-bit computers sold way less than Commodore 128s sold so there's hardly any value in mentioning them.
- reaperducer 4y agoAll the Atari 8-bit computers sold way less than Commodore 128s sold so there's hardly any value in mentioning them. Four million units for the Ataris in the U.S. versus 5.7 million for the C-128 worldwide. Seems pretty significant to me, especially compared with other 8-bit computers that people are always talking about on HN: - BBC Micro: 1.5 million - Sinclair ZX: 5 million - Apple ][: 4 million
- sys_64738 4y agoSure, let's shoehorn in lots of random computers from overseas. BBCs only sold to schools and education but not to most parents as they were too expensive. ZX Spectrums were Z80 based which isn't a 6502 processor. Apple 2 is mentioned in the article.
- musicale 4y agoI think the point is that they sold fairly well compared to other successful machines of that era. They probably also outsold a number of popular game consoles as well such as Atari's 7800.
- NonNefarious 4y agoNot to mention that the Ataris were way earlier, and were at one point regarded as the MOST popular computer worldwide. That's why the learning platform PLATO was released on the Atari first.
- selcuka 4y agoI don't think the historical importance has anything to do with sales numbers. The article mentions Commodore PET, of which only 200,000+ units were manufactured.
- flohofwoe 4y agoThe Atari 400 was a much bigger technological achievement than the Commodore 8-bitters that were released later though. It deserves its place in history. (it also was the predecessor of the greatest computer of all time: the Commodore Amiga ;P)