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Article #2454Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!
From: James McArthur
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 12:54
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 12:54
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G'Day Christopher L. Estep, you wrote:
: "-=( Tyke/Samir )=-" <sjiwani@acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
: >On 18 Oct 1995, Upen wrote:
: >> I think windows was created to provide a good gui
: >So? It still don't do anything productive!
: Seven and one-half MILLION retail purchasers would disagree with you
: on that! That is the total global retail sales of Windows 95 to date.
: This figure does NOT include preloads! Given that Windows 95 hasn't
: even been available for SIXTY DAYS, I can safe say that the would-be
: contenders for the desktop (namely, all versions of OS/2 Warp) are in
: BIG TROUBLE! What's more, Microsoft is STILL IMPROVING THE PRODUCT!
: New items available for Windows 95 from Microsoft:
Heh heh, mass beta-testing. So when will Win95 be *finally* released :-)
: An improved version of Internet Explorer, with RealAudio support.
: A NEW protect-mode Novell Directory Services client that supports
: Netware 4.x login scripts, 4.x administration tools, and printing to
: NDS-connected printers.
: More video drivers, including enhanced drivers for ATI, Diamond, and
: Number Nine video cards (including the Imagine128).
: More network card drivers.
: More printer drivers (including drivers for all Tektronix Phaser color
: printers).
: All are available from the usual places (MSDL, ftp.microsoft.com,
: Microsoft's Windows 95 Home Page [http://www.windows.microsoft.com],
: CIS, AOL, Prodigy, etc.)
: By the way...Novell's OWN Windows 95 NDS driver has been
: delayed....AGAIN. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
: Christopher L. Estep SAI/TechNet. Inc.
: Powered by Windows 95 GUI Training/Consults
: christopher.estep@acenet.com For Newbies
: "Win32 For Everyone" 95/NT Spoken Here.
But you forget to mention that Win95 sales are 25% of what is expecting.
The majority of Win3.x users are *not* "upgrading" because they cant see the
need. Perhaps there should be a survey of PC's that have Win95 installed,
and PC's that actually use Win95.
Having it preinstalled != use.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!pellew.ntu.edu.au!morinda!jamesm From: jamesm@morinda.it.ntu.edu.au (James McArthur) Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,alt.destroy.microsoft Subject: Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!! Followup-To: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amiga.advocacy,alt.destroy.microsoft Date: 20 Oct 1995 12:54:25 GMT Organization: Northern Territory University Message-ID: <468661$fij@pellew.ntu.edu.au> References: <451aje$flj@orion.cybercom.net> <46319v$8f9@hp5.online.apple.com> <Pine.A32.3.91.951018210734.76170A-100000@acs5.acs.ucalgary.ca> <DGq4ss.At1@news.zippo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: morinda.cs.ntu.edu.au X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2]