ejm@druhi.ATT.COM (MooneyEJ) (02/21/91)
I would like to know if anyone has been able to get WINDOWS 3.0 to run on a AT&T pc6300plus in standard mode. I can get himem.sys to load and install the A20 handler number 5 (i.e. for the 6300plus). When windows is executed only the logo screen comes up, then the system hangs. Only a hard reset will bring it back. The autoexec and config have been trimmed to the minimum needed for WINDOWS only.
alu@cbnewsk.att.com (Alan Lustiger) (02/21/91)
In article <7600@drutx.ATT.COM> ejm@druhi.ATT.COM (MooneyEJ) writes: >I would like to know if anyone has been able to get WINDOWS 3.0 to run >on a AT&T pc6300plus in standard mode. I can get himem.sys to load and install >the A20 handler number 5 (i.e. for the 6300plus). When windows is executed >only the logo screen comes up, then the system hangs. Only a hard reset will >bring it back. The autoexec and config have been trimmed to the minimum >needed for WINDOWS only. Evidently it is not possible. We have sent a 6300+ to Microsoft and it sounds like they could not get it to work. I think that Windows requires a 16-bit DMA and the Plus is 8-bit. (I don't know hardware, if this makes no sense please disregard it.) Oh, well. (At least the 6300 could be upgraded with a Sota board; no upgrade options for the PLUS!) -- Alan Lustiger |_ | | AT&T Bell Laboratories ERC, Princeton, NJ / |( attmail!alustiger or att!pruxk!alu or lustiger@att.com