Date   : Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:54:41 +0000
From   : "W.Scholten" <whs@...>
Subject: Re: Numbers of BBC and Master Computers Manufactured

Jon Ripley wrote:
> 
> In message <000501c3627e$302bbd00$6564a8c0@...> you wrote:
> 
> > Hi all
> > Has anyone any idea how many of each of the Acorn 8 bit machines were
> > produced at the various places they were made?


>  o Over 10,000 Acorn Atom computers

I've seen serial numbers (if that's what they are) on stickers from ca.
15000 to ca. 36000.


> Elsewhere (inc. stairway to hell) it is hinted that only about 30,000
> Acorn Electron computers may have been made due to component shortages
> despite orders for over 300,000.

Before christmas 1983! Total manufactured a few hundred thousand. Not
sure about the exact figure, but just check ebay for amounts of machines
offered and make an estimate based on nr. of BBCs and Atoms offered for
a rough check that 30,000 is way too low.


Wouter
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BBC/atom/old magazine scans etc:
http://www.astro.livjm.ac.uk/~bbc/