ufm2t@watt1.acc.Virginia.EDU (Usman F. Malik) (09/11/90)
I am a new Windows 3.0 user. I have a 286-12MHz. I was not sure if I can run non-Windows programs in various windows with this setup. Is this possible? If so, how can it be done? Is it possible to run Windows-apps in various windows as well? I should think so, but it has worked once and hasn't worked another time! Could any of you help me clear this up? Thanks. Usman F. Malik usman@virginia.edu
ron@woan (Ronald S. Woan) (09/11/90)
In article <1990Sep10.182250.27958@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, ufm2t@watt1.acc.Virginia.EDU (Usman F. Malik) writes: Usman> I am a new Windows 3.0 user. I have a 286-12MHz. I was not Usman> sure if I can run non-Windows programs in various windows with Usman> this setup. Is this possible? If so, how can it be done? Is Usman> it possible to run Windows-apps in various windows as well? With a '286 you can only run in standard and real modes which only allows one non-Windows application in fullscreen mode at a time. Yes multiple Windows applications in their own windows work; just make sure you have enough memory for the applications you start, as you don't get thevirtual memory features of 386Enhanced mode operation. Ron +-----All Views Expressed Are My Own And Are Not Necessarily Shared By------+ +------------------------------My Employer----------------------------------+ + Ronald S. Woan woan@peyote.cactus.org or woan@soda.berkeley.edu + + other email addresses Prodigy: XTCR74A Compuserve: 73530,2537 +
poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger) (09/13/90)
In article <1990Sep10.182250.27958@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> usman@virginia.edu (Usman F. Malik) writes: >I am a new Windows 3.0 user. I have a 286-12MHz. I was not >sure if I can run non-Windows programs in various windows with >this setup. Is this possible? If so, how can it be done? >Is it possible to run Windows-apps in various windows as well? >I should think so, but it has worked once and hasn't worked >another time! Could any of you help me clear this up? Thanks. > > Windows applications can multitask on any machine that runs windows. Non- windows applications can ONLY multitask on systems that have the virtual 8086 mode, ie 80386 and 80486. Russ Poffenberger DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com Schlumberger Technologies UUCP: {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen 1601 Technology Drive CIS: 72401,276 San Jose, Ca. 95110 (408)437-5254