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.