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Ever see one of these before, mister? Yes, you. I'm talking to you, ma'am. Ever work one of these Commodores or Timex Sinclairs or Osborne Is or TRS-80 IIIs? How do you like them Apples? Just a joke, son. Good, clean fun. But you look so skeptical, like you're from Missouri, and I want to sell you one of these beauties, 'cause you need it and 'cause you want it, no matter what you say. Deep in your all-American heart (you are American, aren't you, pal?), you crave this little honey, which will count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New World Dawns | 1/3/1983 | See Source »

...Consultant David E. Gold predicts that perhaps no more than a dozen vendors will survive the next five years At the moment, Dataquest estimates that Texas Instruments leads the low-price parade with a 35% share of the market in computers selling for less than $ 1 000 Next come Timex (26%), Commodore (15%) and Atari (13%). In the race among machines priced between $1,000 and $5 000, Apple still commands 26%, followed by IBM (17%) and Tandy/Radio Shack (10%). But IBM, which has dominated the mainframe computer market for decades, is coming on very strong. Apple, fighting back, will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Computer Moves In | 1/3/1983 | See Source »

Police estimated the value of property stolen from October 1 to October 7 to be $2670, including two bikes and a Timex clock...

Author: By L. JOSEPH Garcia, | Title: Police Blotter | 10/8/1982 | See Source »

...TIMEX. The watchmaker jumped into the computer fray last month with the lowest-priced system, the Timex Sinclair 1000, which sells for just $99. It has less computing power than its rivals, although its capacity can be upgraded. Timex Sinclair has an estimated 26% market share...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Price War in Small Computers | 9/20/1982 | See Source »

...candy of choice; he asks them what they think "new improved" labels mean, and then tells them. Most of all, and best of all, he goes to finicky lengths to test the extravagant claims of those commercials that everyone loves to hate. Will a Bic still flick? Will a Timex still tick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Fighting Back | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

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