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Re: Which CPM systems are most popular?

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On Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:31:04 -0600, John wrote:

> Every once in a while I see an Intertec Superbrain come to auction and
> consider buying it. I was wondering what are the most popular, and the
> most desirable (collectible?) CPM systems.  I know the S-100 systems are
> in a class by themselves.  But I'm talking about the 'integrated
> systems'.  Like the Osbornes,Kaypros Superbrains, etc.
> Does anyone track this sort of thing?

I've never seen a list based on popularity.

Osborne sold well, until they sunk their own company.
Kaypro also did well until MS-DOS did them in.
Eagle is another one people seem to like, but it seems that many of those 
machines never made it into this era.

The problem is that CP/M machines were business machines.  So even though 
they sold well, they didn't sell at the level of the TRS-80, for example.  
Also, the odds of us seeing one as kids was really low.  I never saw a 
Kaypro, for example, "in the wild" when I was a kid.  I saw ads for them, 
though.

I mention that last point because many of us collect the computers that we 
remember from when we were kids - either we used them or lusted over them.

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Which CPM systems are most popular? John <john@somewhere> - 2025-02-26 11:31 -0600
  Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? Captain Nemo <nemo@nowhere.org> - 2025-02-26 21:16 +0000
    Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? John <john@somewhere> - 2025-02-26 21:22 -0600
      Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2025-03-08 02:53 -0400
        Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2025-03-10 09:30 +0000
          Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? pH <wNOSPAMp@gmail.org> - 2025-03-11 01:47 +0000
            Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com> - 2025-05-05 22:01 -0400
    Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? John <john@somewhere> - 2025-02-26 21:37 -0600
    Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? Lawrence Woodman <lorrywoodman@gmail.com> - 2025-02-27 21:43 +0000
  Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2025-02-26 22:31 +0042
    Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? John <john@somewhere> - 2025-02-26 21:29 -0600
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