DOS Pepsi:
Requires you to use your own bottle opener, and requires you to read the
directions carefully before opening the bottle. Originally only came in an
8-oz. bottle, but now comes in a 16-oz. bottle. However, the bottle is divided into
8 compartments of 2 oz. each, which have to be accessed separately. Soon
to be discontinued, although a lot of people are going to keep drinking it
after it's no longer available.
Mac Pepsi:
At first, came only a 16-oz. bottle, but now comes in a 32-oz. bottle. Considered
by many to be a "Diet" Pepsi. All the bottles look identical. When you take
one from the fridge, it opens itself. The ingredients list is not on the
bottle. If you call to ask about the ingredients, you are told that "you don't
need to know." A notice on the side reminds you to drag your empties to the
trashcan.
Windows 3.1 Pepsi:
The world's most popular. Comes in a 16-oz. bottle that looks a lot like Mac
Pepsi. Requires that you already own a DOS Pepsi. Claims that it allows you
to drink several DOS Pepsi's simultaneously, but in reality you can only
drink a few of them, very slowly, especially slowly if you are drinking the
Windows Pepsi at the same time. Sometimes, for apparently no reason, a bottle
of Windows Pepsi will explode when you open it.
OS/2 Pepsi:
Comes in a 32-oz bottle. Does allow you to drink several DOS Pepsi's
simultaneously. Allows you to drink Windows 3.1 Pepsi simultaneously too,
but somewhat slower. Advertises that its bottles won't explode when you open
them, even if you shake them up. You never really see anyone drinking
OS/2 Pepsi, but the manufacturer (International Pepsi Manufacturing) claims
that 9 million six-packs have been sold.
Windows 95 Pepsi:
You couldn't buy it till now, but a lot of people have taste-tested it and
claim it's wonderful. The bottle looks a lot like Mac Pepsi's bottle, but tastes
more like Windows 3.1 Pepsi. It comes in 32-oz. bottles, but when you look
inside, the bottles only have 16 oz. of Pepsi in them. Most people will
probably keep drinking Windows 3.1 Pepsi until their friends try Windows 95
Pepsi and say they like it. The ingredients list, when you look at the small
print, has some of the same ingredients that come in DOS Pepsi, even though
the manufacturer claims that this is an entirely new product.
Windows NT Pepsi:
Comes in 32-oz. bottles, but you can only buy it by the truckload. This causes
most people to have to go out and buy bigger refrigerators. The bottle looks
just like Windows 3.1 Pepsi's, but the company promises to change the bottle to
look just like Windows 95 Pepsi's - after Windows 95 Pepsi starts shipping.
Touted as an "industrial strength" Pepsi, and suggested only for use in
established pizza parlors.
Unix Pepsi:
Comes in several different brands, in bottles ranging from 8 oz. to 64 oz.
Drinkers of Unix Pepsi display fierce brand loyalty, even though they claim
that all the different brands taste almost identical. Sometimes the
pop-tops break off when you try to open them, so you have to have your own
bottle opener around for those occasions, in which case you either need a
complete set of instructions or a friend who has been drinking Unix Pepsi
for several years.
AmigaDOS Pepsi:
The company has gone out of business, but their recipe has been picked up
by some weird German company, so now this Pepsi will be an import. This
Pepsi never really sold very well because the original manufacturer didn't
understand marketing. Like Unix Pepsi, AmigaDOS Pepsi fans are an extremely
loyal and loud group. It originally came in a 16-oz. bottle, but now comes in
32-oz. bottles too. When this bottle was originally introduced, it appeared
flashy and colorful, but the design hasn't changed much over the years, so
it appears dated now. Critics of this Pepsi claim that it is only meant for
watching TV anyway.
VMS Pepsi:
Requires minimal user interaction, except for popping the top and sipping.
However bottles have been known on occasion to explode, or contain extremely
un-Pepsi-like contents. Best drunk in high pressure development
environments. When you call the manufacturer for the list of ingredients,
you're told that is proprietary and referred to an unknown listing in the
manuals published by the FDA. Rumors are that this was once listed in the
Physicians' Desk Reference as a tranquilizer, but no one can claim to have
actually seen it.