20 Apr
2007
20 Apr
'07
8:11 p.m.
I think that
the C64 line took a fast nosedive in 1987 - never dying,
but definitely not a strong seller.
I think the problem is your sample environment. The C64 still sold 80,000
units in 1989, building on the already huge extant userbase. (Reference:
http://www.indwes.edu/Faculty/bcupp/Things/Commodore/Development.html)