In the States, it is also more common to see the LC versions show up on the market. While I feel this is from the greater number of LCs sold to schools, it could also be that some of the earlier Performas were just poor sellers.
I don't know of anyone who owns a Performa 200. Nor have I seen a 250 in person. I've only spotted four 4xx machines, and of those four, only one had the newer-style enclosure (introduced in September 1993). The 040-based Performas seemed to sell much better (especially the 630 series), as did the AIOs and the later PPC-based machines. Even when the Performa line came out, I seem to recall more people buying the 600 than the 200 and 400, perhaps because of its internal CD-ROM and the intense marketing of titles such as the Living Books series.
Of course, if I were to receive a random pallet of pizza boxes, I'd say approximately 75% would be LC Is and IIs. The remainder would be about 10% LC IIIs (both regular and plus), 5% 475s, and 10% random Performas. As I mentioned before, the majority of these computers would likely be school castoffs, but remember that consumers could still get LCs (in the US) in indirect ways--such as buying one through a college or university bookstore or by purchasing it through the educator program (provided someone in the family was a teacher).
(I actually remember a conversation with someone in the 1990s--they had assumed all LCs, even the older ones, were for schools only and were surprised that I owned one).
Speaking of LC machines, I've heard conflicting reports about when the IIe card was discontinued--was it 1994 or 1996?
I don't know of anyone who owns a Performa 200. Nor have I seen a 250 in person. I've only spotted four 4xx machines, and of those four, only one had the newer-style enclosure (introduced in September 1993). The 040-based Performas seemed to sell much better (especially the 630 series), as did the AIOs and the later PPC-based machines. Even when the Performa line came out, I seem to recall more people buying the 600 than the 200 and 400, perhaps because of its internal CD-ROM and the intense marketing of titles such as the Living Books series.
Of course, if I were to receive a random pallet of pizza boxes, I'd say approximately 75% would be LC Is and IIs. The remainder would be about 10% LC IIIs (both regular and plus), 5% 475s, and 10% random Performas. As I mentioned before, the majority of these computers would likely be school castoffs, but remember that consumers could still get LCs (in the US) in indirect ways--such as buying one through a college or university bookstore or by purchasing it through the educator program (provided someone in the family was a teacher).
(I actually remember a conversation with someone in the 1990s--they had assumed all LCs, even the older ones, were for schools only and were surprised that I owned one).
Speaking of LC machines, I've heard conflicting reports about when the IIe card was discontinued--was it 1994 or 1996?