By Paul Somerfeldt, Contributing Editor, See staff list for e-mail address
Editor's Note: See the poll for more information.
And the results for this month are:
Systems: 1000 0 0.00% 500 2 4.26% 2000 6 12.77% 2500 0 0.00% 3000 9 19.15% 3000T 1 2.13% 600 1 2.13% 1200 11 23.40% 4000 14 29.79% 4000T 2 4.26% CPU: 68000 1 2.13% 68020 1 2.13% 68030 19 40.43% 68040 17 36.17% 68060 8 17.02% A604e 2 4.26% (Since the PPC chip requires a 680x0 chip to run AmigaOS, it is included only to show trends.) OS: 1.0 0 0.00% 1.1 0 0.00% 1.2 0 0.00% 1.3 0 0.00% 2.0 0 0.00% 2.1 2 4.26% 3.0 10 21.28% 3.1 35 74.47% RAM: Megabytes 1 - 10 10 21.28% 11 - 20 18 38.30% 21 - 30 4 8.51% 31 - 40 6 12.77% 41 - 50 3 6.38% 51 - 60 0 0.00% 61 - 70 2 4.26% 71 - 80 1 2.13% 81 - 90 1 2.13% 91 - 100 1 2.13% More than 100 1 2.13% Average 28 Smallest 2 Largest 130 Connect Speed: 14.4 7 14.89% 28.8 9 19.15% 33.6 17 36.17% 56k 7 14.89% ISDN 3 6.38% 10Base-T 1 2.13% (Two users did not include a modem speed.) Country: Australia 1 2.13% Canada 4 8.51% Germany 3 6.38% Denmark 3 6.38% Japan 1 2.13% Norway 1 2.13% UK 4 8.51% USA 30 63.83% AOL Subscriber: Yes 7 14.89% No 40 85.11% How connect to AOL: Clone 3 42.86% Mac 0 0.00% Clone Emulator 1 14.29% Mac Emulator 3 42.86% Would join AOL: Yes 18 45.00% No 20 50.00% Maybe 1 2.50% No Response 1 2.50 Online Machine: Amiga 36 76.60% Clone 6 12.77% Mac 1 2.13% Sun 1 2.13% Other System 1 2.13% No Response 2 4.26% (Other system is undefined by the respondent.) Use another Online Service: No 40 85.11% CompuServe 4 8.51% Delphi 1 2.13% Genie 1 2.13% MSN 1 2.13% Mindspring 1 2.13% (The Mindspring user is also a CompuServe user. Two Genie users have since left that service, our illustrious editor and illustrator.) Should there be a version of AOL for the Amiga: Yes 34 72.34% No 2 4.26% Don't Care 11 23.40% Worth it for AOL to make an AOL for Amiga: Yes 24 51.06% No 6 12.77% Don't Know 16 34.04% No Response 1 2.13%
47 responses is still a bit lower than I expected, but numbers are really starting to stabilize a bit. If this trend continues, then it looks like AOL better start development on the product. :)
One of the comments received indicated that if there was an 'all-in-one' Internet product similar to what is included on the other computer systems, then we wouldn't need AOL. (Of course, if that was true, then we wouldn't be having this poll. :) The rumors have it that OS 3.5 is going to include something to that effect. The only problem is that a good portion of the Amiga users out there that have no modems have no access to the information that there is a new OS that they should buy. Unless the powers that be advertise.