msewil@uncecs.edu (Charles R. Ward) (01/17/90)
We are interested in purchasing several Gateway 2000 computers. The specific models are: 386/20 (no cache), 386/20 (cache), 386/25 (cache). I would like to know if anyone has experienced problems with any of these models running Windows/386. We are particularly interested in running molecular modeling software in the background under Windows/386 while doing other business. I would appreciate hearing any "war stories" related to this hardware/software combo. Thanks in advance. Dick Ward Science/Math Education Center UNC-Wilmington
tt3x@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (01/21/90)
In article <1990Jan17.025135.3281@uncecs.edu>, msewil@uncecs.edu (Charles R. Ward) writes: > We are interested in purchasing several Gateway 2000 computers. > The specific models are: 386/20 (no cache), 386/20 (cache), 386/25 > (cache). I would like to know if anyone has experienced problems with > any of these models running Windows/386. We are particularly > interested in running molecular modeling software in the background > under Windows/386 while doing other business. I would appreciate > hearing any "war stories" related to this hardware/software combo. > Thanks in advance. > > Dick Ward > Science/Math Education Center > UNC-Wilmington Most 386 clones out on the market today have no problems running software such as Windows/386 so you shouldn't have to worry about compatibility. The only advice I have to offer is that you make sure you buy enough RAM to be able to run what you want. Microsoft Windows/386 requires at least 2 mb to run at bare minimum. For your uses, you would probably need at least 4 to run two applications at once. Bear in mind though that even a 25 megahertz 386 with cache can be slow when multitasking... If you want one of the best DOS multitasking programs out at this moment, I would recommend that you look into VM/386 by IGC software. This piece of software, although not a windowed environment, allows you to create real virtual machines capable of running isolated applications that are virtually crashproof.