CompuServe Thread

#Amiga in Schools

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#4567From: Steven BennettSep 25, 1988 6:54 PM
Another often ignored fact is that in the same time period, more Amigas had been sold than either of those machines had after the same time… –>Steve Bennett
#4588From: Betty ClaySep 25, 1988 11:07 PM
But Steve – the question for a school system is not how many titles are available, but rather, how much software is available that FITS THE CURRICULUM. It is here that the Apple and IBM have it over almost anyone else. In fact, the Apple edges out the IBM here. They have kept the Apple II line such that the software still runs, and the accumulation over the years has provided a tremendous amount of it. Schools purchase textbooks and software that go together. The textbook companies provide the software in those two formats. What is the school system to do? See what I mean? Educational software is a whole different market. The things schools are most likely to need will probably not appear on the shelf of a computer store. It's a very tough market for a newcomer. Betty