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2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:55 am
by Schnurri
Books and websites report that according to BYTE magazine 2,5 million VIC have been sold worldwide. Can anyone tell me which BYTE issue made this particular claim? Best regards, Schnurri
Re: 2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:41 pm
by Kweepa
I couldn't find that in BYTE (searching archive.org).
I did see a couple of references in BYTE to 1 million sold as of January 1983.
In Michael Tomzcyk's book, he mentions a pedestal with the two-millionth VIC on it, displayed at CES 1984, so it's not unbelievable that another half a million were made before January 1985. (I realize made and sold are different
)
http://www.stonan.com/dok/The.Home.Computer.Wars.pdf
Re: 2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:01 pm
by Stormcrow
Considering how many you can still find on the second-hand market, this number seems quite plausible to me.
Re: 2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 2:19 am
by Schnurri
Kweepa wrote:I couldn't find that in BYTE (searching archive.org).
Do they have all BYTE issues at Archive.org? I don't think so.
Re: 2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:54 am
by Kweepa
I'd be surprised if they didn't. It's a huge magazine.
Poking through their archive they at least have all the issues up to 1986-ish. That's when I stopped checking.
Re: 2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 5:04 am
by Schnurri
Kweepa wrote:I'd be surprised if they didn't. It's a huge magazine.
Poking through their archive they at least have all the issues up to 1986-ish. That's when I stopped checking.
Can someone please check if Bagnall gives the issue of that particular BYTE magazine? Best regards, Schnurri
Re: 2.5 million VICs sold - really?
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 3:03 am
by Vic20-Ian
I have about 7-10 plus parts so it must be true
