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Conference 7.286::digital

Title:	The Digital way of working

Moderator:	QUARK::LIONELON

Created:	Fri Feb 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5321
Total number of notes:	139771

3450.0. ""Sorry Bill" Newsweek Humour" by GVPROD::MEYER (Nick, DTN 7-821-4172) Wed Oct 19 1994 06:45

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    In my October 24th copy of Newsweek, an article entitled "humour"
    mentions a list that has been floating around internet for several
    weeks concerning the top ten things people think the "95" in 
    "Windows 95" really stands for:
    
    10. The number of floppies it will ship on.
    9. The percentage of people that 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 programs that won't run under the new O/S
    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 operating system to run.
    1. The year it was DUE to ship.
    					:o))))=

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3450.1		BHAJEE::JAERVINEN	Ora, the Old Rural Amateur	`Wed Oct 19 1994 08:07`	3
	I thought it was called 'Windows 96'? :-)
3450.2	Another one...	LARVAE::HANCOCK_M		`Wed Oct 19 1994 08:26`	5
	Or how about the number of legal copies that DEC will probably buy... Mick
3450.3		UTROP1::VELT	Ski afficionado in Flat-Land	`Wed Oct 19 1994 13:52`	1
	how about market share .....?
3450.4		NPSS::BRANAM	Steve, Network Product Support	`Wed Oct 19 1994 15:10`	2
	Or the percentage of 3.1 users who will choose NOT to upgrade due to all of the above.
3450.5	Not all THAT funny	POBOX::CORSON	Higher, and a bit more to the right	`Thu Oct 20 1994 01:51`	5
	Windows95 - the stock price of Microsoft six months after this baby gets released. I want to cry. the Greyhawk
3450.6	Upgrade or Stagnate	NOVA::FISHER	Tay-unned, rey-usted, rey-ady	`Thu Oct 20 1994 07:51`	5
	I think "never upgrade" will not be a choice for most. Sooner or later there will be a "must have" piece of software that requires Windows 95. ed