What Does the ‘95′ Stand For?
July 14th, 2010

Old joke referring to the Windows 95 operating system.

* The required number of megabytes of RAM to run at useable speed.
* The percentage that will be complete on the shipping date.
* The number of floppies it will ship in.

* The percentage of people who will have to upgrade their hardware.
* The number of megabytes of hard disk space required.
* The number of pages in the *EASY-INSTALL* version of the manual.
* The percentage of existing windoze programs that won’t run in the new OS.
* The number of minutes to install.
* The number of calls to tech support before you can get it to run.
* The number of people who will actually PAY for the upgrade.
* The number of MHz required for the OS to run.
* The year it was due to ship.
* The number of seconds before it crashes.
* Bill Gates’ age when it ships.
* Microsoft never told you what century!!
* The number of ships for shipping it.
* The millions of women who will be alone while their partners have opened the ‘Windows’.
* The number of minutes to ‘kill’ the hard drive.
* The number of microsoft support staff that “WON’T” need extreme counselling…
* The percentage turnover rate for staff.
* The number of days until Gates tries to sell you a newer OS.
* The 95 stands for average CPH : Crash Per Hour.