Subject: Re: Windows 95 From: J.J. Linden Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 13:38:37 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: Windows 95
From: J.J. Linden
Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 13:38:37 -0400 (EDT)
Pardon the attached mirth:
On Thu, 18 May 1995, John C. Abell wrote:
> New D-Day for Windows 95, according to an unidentified MS spokeswoman
> quoted by Reuters: Aug. 24.
>
TOP 12 THINGS PEOPLE THINK THE '95' IN 'WINDOWS95' REALLY STANDS FOR
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12. The required number of megabytes of RAM to run at useable speed.
11. The percentage that will be complete on the shipping date.
10. The number of floppies it will ship in.
9. The percentage of people who will have to upgrade their hardware.
8. The number of megabytes of hard disk space required.
7. The number of pages in the *EASY-INSTALL* version of the manual.
6. The percentage of existing windoze programs that won't run in the
new OS.
5. The number of minutes to install.
4. The number of calls to tech support before you can get it to run.
3. The number of people who will actually PAY for the upgrade.
2. The number of MHz required for the OS to run.
1. The year it was due to ship.
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OTHER ADDITIONS FROM SOFTEACH ATTENDEES
a. The number of seconds before it crashes.
b. Bill Gates' age when it ships.
c. Microsoft never told you what century!!
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Jay Linden Business: (416) 463-8932
Toronto, Canada Residence: (416) 510-8948
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From rballard@cnj.digex.net Tue May 23 03:17:13 1995