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From: ron@pipeline.com (Ron Agam)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: CD-ROM penetration question
Date: 1 Apr 1994 23:28:35 -0500
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My last research was more like 4 millioms machine in the 
market, the growth is exponential. 8 M this year .1995 should 
see 16 M machines.The home market is where the greatest demand 
will be.

mcsdc1sdb2@zippy.dct.ac.uk () wrote:


>
>In article <2n77mt$gul@samba.oit.unc.edu>, 
>Ben.Fowler@launchpad.unc.edu 
>(benjaiminamin peter fowler) writes:
>> Does anyone know the number of CD-ROM drives out 
>there now, and the
>> number predicted for next year?
>> 
>> What are the figures by country (UK, USA, Europe), 
>and by business or
>> domestic use?
>> 
>> What proportion will be used prominantly by IBM 
>users, and what
>> proportion by Mac users?
>> 
>> Where can these data be obtained?
>> 
>> Ben.
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>	Not sure about europe or the USA, but an estimated 250 
>000 CD-ROMs  exist in the home, estimated figures are 
>in excess of 1 Million in 1995. Any  one who has better 
>figures than this please feel free to contradict and 
>make me  look like an idiot.
RON AGAM