Title: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: Anonymous on January 04, 2013, 07:46:08 AM
Post by: Anonymous on January 04, 2013, 07:46:08 AM
The Register has produced a graph showing the most popular 20 computers costing less than £1000 in 1983. It's pretty interesting, although the colour scheme used used is confusing.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/03 ... les_in_uk/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/03/charted_1983_home_computer_sales_in_uk/)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/03 ... les_in_uk/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/03/charted_1983_home_computer_sales_in_uk/)
Title: Re: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: dougtitchmarsh on January 05, 2013, 14:36:05 PM
Post by: dougtitchmarsh on January 05, 2013, 14:36:05 PM
That is an interesting (and as you say confusing) chart. It certainly ties in with what I remember of that time and the computers available. Spectrum was huge in the homes of us teens at the time and I had one, and BBC was big in the educational facilities, we had them in my secondary school and then I used them in a day release college course in 1984.
Very interesting to look back on that and remember what else was around too.
Very interesting to look back on that and remember what else was around too.
Title: Re: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: Carlos on January 05, 2013, 15:36:15 PM
Post by: Carlos on January 05, 2013, 15:36:15 PM
one wonders how many school BBCs spiked the figures?
Title: Re: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: TL on January 05, 2013, 15:43:43 PM
Post by: TL on January 05, 2013, 15:43:43 PM
Very interesting article, thanks for posting that! :o
Title: Re: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: DreamcastRIP on January 06, 2013, 08:09:27 AM
Post by: DreamcastRIP on January 06, 2013, 08:09:27 AM
Quote from: "The Laird"I never knew that the Dragon 32 was the second most popular home micro in the UK for some timeÂI love reading facts such as that which mostly get lost in the midsts of time. It also reminds of the Amiga CD32 having been a big seller here in the UK for a short while. Iirc, it was outselling the Sega Mega-CD. More recently, the original model DS selling like crap until they released the DS Lite and some games which struck a chord such as Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training.
Title: Re: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: AmigaJay on January 06, 2013, 08:43:06 AM
Post by: AmigaJay on January 06, 2013, 08:43:06 AM
Quote from: "DreamcastRIP"The CD32 software wise was outselling the other 3 CD formats (Mega CD, CD-i ,PC CD!) COMBINED! Unthinkable now.. Just a shame it never got a chance, 6 months after launch C; USA dragged the whole company down with it!Quote from: "The Laird"I never knew that the Dragon 32 was the second most popular home micro in the UK for some timeÂI love reading facts such as that which mostly get lost in the midsts of time. It also reminds of the Amiga CD32 having been a big seller here in the UK for a short while. Iirc, it was outselling the Sega Mega-CD. More recently, the original model DS selling like crap until they released the DS Lite and some games which struck a chord such as Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training.
Title: Re: Top computers less than £1000 in 1983
Post by: DreamcastRIP on January 06, 2013, 12:01:59 PM
Post by: DreamcastRIP on January 06, 2013, 12:01:59 PM
Impressive stuff, AJ.
Another 'forgotten' fact - Dreamcast smashed all previous sales records for a console launch. FACT!
Another 'forgotten' fact - Dreamcast smashed all previous sales records for a console launch. FACT!