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Article: Half Of U.S. Homes Have Personal Computer
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- February 9, 1999
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Fifty percent of U.S. households had a personal computer in 1998,
said Dataquest Inc., a leading market research firm, on Tuesday.
U.S. personal computer penetration into homes has been consistent
over the past couple of years, according to a survey released by
Dataquest.
In 1998, 50 percent of American homes had a PC compared with 43
percent in 1997, 36 percent in 1996, 27 percent in 1995.
"The PC penetration rate continues to increase at a healthy clip,
showing that the PC is rapidly becoming a standard household
appliance," said Van Baker, director for ...