[Ham-Mac] PERCENT MAC USERS AMONG HAMS

[James Johnson]

>I am using Extreme Tracking to monitor the hits on my Website. Of 
>839 hits over the last three months, ET reports that 18.12% are Mac 
>OS, 78.02% are Windows, 1.58% are Linux, and 2.22% are "other" 
>operating systems (Unix, Solaris, etc.). This is measured against 
>the general statement that only 4% to 5% of people use Macs.
>
>While this isn't a very scientific survey (no control, for example), 
>it reflects my suspicion that amateur radio operators, with their 
>heightened level of technical ability, tend to use more technically 
>advanced machinery, meaning it is only natural that a 
>higher-than-average percent use Macintosh.
>
>My Website is largely devoted to amateur radio including my recent 
>mini-DXpedition to Labrador. I've had hits from 21 nations 
>representing all continents except Africa and Antarctica. ET does 
>not give me a computer-type breakdown by country nor continent.
>--
>73, Fred Stevens K2FRD
>Chenango Co. (NY) Assistant Emergency Coordinator
>Foothills District, Otschodela Council BSA Committees
>Otschodela Council Amateur Radio Group http://www.ascent.net/thefred/ocarg.htm
>K2FRD Personal Adventure page:  http://www.ascent.net/thefred/K2FRD.htm
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Hello:
	There is a big difference between "installed user" percentage 
and "new computer sales".  Only about 5% of new computer purchases 
are Macintosh compatible computers according to the stats, but about 
16% (according to the old stats) of computer users use Macintosh 
compatibles.  The percentage of Macintosh users may have gone up 
since then.  Most people do not understand the difference...We 
Macintosh operating system users get more life out of our computers 
because we do not have to buy a new computer every year or two like 
the Windows users do.  I just bought an Apple 7500 about a month ago 
that has an upgrade card in it that makes it the roughly, or not so 
roughly, the equal of an Apple 7600.  Before I bought that computer I 
was using an Apple Quadra 700 -- that is a 68040 based computer. 
Developers should be pleasantly suprised by software sales if the 
software is good if they think that only 5% of computers use the 
Macintosh operating system.
James
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