The PC Battle: A Report from the Trenches
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Modern Office Procedures surveyed 389 owners of microcomputers. Users were asked about brands, use, number of systems owned, software, future plans, point of purchase, as well as complaints. Their results showed that more companies and individuals are purchasing personal computers or microcomputers and an increasing number of users are buying systems that can hook into networks. MOP estimates that purchases of PC's will increase by 100 per cent in a year and those surveyed rented the available models. Forecasting and word processing functions are the most desired, and many want printers. Complaints ranged from poor documentation and slowness, to limited disk capacity. Users saw the word processing and forecasting systems as invaluable time and money savers. Apple is losing out to IBM in the PC market with 44,022 average sales compared to 26,920 for Apple. Other companies are close behind. Graphs of points of purchase, market shares, and user ratings are included.
Publication Name: Modern Office Procedures
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0026-8208
Year: 1983
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Battle in Medium-Speed Copiers is Heating Up
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In a market analysis of medium-speed photocopiers, it is expected that competition will be fierce in the 1980's. A twelve per cent annual sales increase is expected, and total sales will top one billion dollars in four years. Copiers will be sold either through independent dealers or factory stores.
Publication Name: Modern Office Procedures
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0026-8208
Year: 1983
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New Coin-op Attachment for Nashua Copiers
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Nashua has released a coin-op photocopier, 1230 MCA. This copier allows the machine to make a profit without employing an operator or staff. This machine will accept any combination of coins. The cost per copy can be set at any level or price, even free.
Publication Name: Industrial Management & Data Systems
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 0263-5577
Year: 1983
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