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- COMPUTER MANIA HITS THE STREETS (Dec 17, 1988)
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- The computer bug is afflicting thousands of new users this Christmas,
- with the spectrum becoming a hotly sought after item. Amstrad has
- already run out of supplies of the spectrum 128k+2 and it's unlikely
- that any more will be appearing until after the seasonal rush is over.
- The high street chain store Dixons sold out of spectrum 128k+2's and
- is reported to have placed a massive 50,000 unit order with Amstrad
- which simply could not be filled. "If you find a plus 2 in a Dixon's
- you'll be very lucky" said one branch manager.
- For suppliers Amstrad, marketing manager Anthony Sethill said
- "Demand for this machine has been much better than even we
- anticipated, it's been fantastic. We'll be trying to fulfil demand as
- soon as possible." He declined to comment on Dixons' alleged
- unfulfilled order and was unable to give a date for new shipments of
- the machine. Dixons' headquarters refused also point blank to discuss
- the matter.
- The +2 sales come despite criticisms that the expansion
- socket on the latest machine is incompatible with earlier models.
- With the +2 such a rarity, sales of the disk based machine
- are taking off. Previously, the +3 has never even come close to its
- older brother in popularity, but now sales are said to have
- mushroomed.
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