Computer Industry Almanac Predicts Over 250M Internet Users by Year-End 2000
January 13, 1997 - The number of worldwide Internet users is projected to reach 250M to 300M users by year-end 2000 or about 50% of all computer users.
Internet and other Software Platforms: Status and Projections
| Software Platform | Micro-processor Focus |
Other
Micro-processors |
Installed
Base 3Q'96 |
Yearly
Shipment/ Increase |
Installed
Base Year 2000 |
| Macintosh | PowerPC | 680x0 | 25M | 4-6M | 35-40M |
| MS-DOS/PC-DOS | Pentium | X86 | 180M | 3-4M | 5-10M |
| Windows 3.x | Pentium | X86 | 130M | 3-4M | 5-10M |
| Windows 95 | Pentium | X86 | 50M | 50-70M | 300-400M |
| Windows NT | Pentium | Alpha | 3M | 3-10M | 30-50M |
| IBM OS/2 | Pentium | X86 | 12M | 2-4M | 20-30M |
| Sun Solaris (Unix) | SPARC | Pentium, PowerPC | 1.6M | 0.7-1.5M | 5-10M |
| SCO Xenix/Unix | Pentium | X86 | 1M | 0.2-0.5M | 3-5M |
| Other Unix | Many | Many | 3M | 0.2-0.4M | 4-6M |
| All Unix | Many | Many | 5.6M | 1.1-2.4M | 12-20M |
| Novell NetWare | Pentium | Many | 4M | 0.9-1.5M | 9-12M |
| Lotus Notes Users | Pentium | Many | 6M | 4-8M | 20-30M |
| Internet Host Computers | Many | Many | 12-13M | 8-15M | 60-75M |
| Internet Users | Many | Many | 35-40M | 25-50M | 250-300M |
| Users with Internet Email Access | Many | Many | 50-60M | 45-60M | 350-450M |
For more information see Market Research Reports.
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