singer@uwovax.uwo.ca (07/23/90)
Has anybody had any experience with Windows 3.0 and a straightforward
286 with 1 mb? I wonder if 3.0 and its programs are really workable
with such machines and configurations?
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Ben Singer Department of Sociology
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(519) 679-2111 Ext 5137jwi@cbnewsj.att.com (Jim Winer @ AT&T, Middletown, NJ) (07/23/90)
In article <6502.26aa2645@uwovax.uwo.ca>, singer@uwovax.uwo.ca writes: > Has anybody had any experience with Windows 3.0 and a straightforward > 286 with 1 mb? I wonder if 3.0 and its programs are really workable > with such machines and configurations? Works okay on my DELL 220, but it's slower than 2.11. I also have turned off shadow RAM so that I have 384 K of expanded available. Jim Winer -- jwi@mtfme.att.com -- Opinions not represent employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------ "No, no: the purpose of language is to cast spells on other people ..." Lisa S Chabot
ajk@gdwb.oz.au (Adrian Keats) (07/26/90)
singer@uwovax.uwo.ca writes: >Has anybody had any experience with Windows 3.0 and a straightforward >286 with 1 mb? I wonder if 3.0 and its programs are really workable >with such machines and configurations? >. I have installed Windows 3.0 on a NEAT 286. Initially it would only run in real mode beacause it couldn't find any extended memory. After re-configuring the cmos to exclude any shadowram/expanded etc, leaving standard 640k + 384k extended memory Windows 3.0 runs in standard mode. The speed may not be remarkable (it is 'only' a 16MHz 286) but the memory management of Windows 3.0 is excellent. Running Windows 3.0 in real mode is just a prettier 2.11 but in standard mode it is something more! Adrian Keats Geelong & District Water Board Phone: +61 52 262334 61-67 Ryrie St Geelong Fax: +61 52 218236 Victoria 3220 Australia -- Adrian Keats Geelong & District Water Board Phone: +61 52 262334 61-67 Ryrie St Geelong Fax: +61 52 218236 Victoria 3220 Australia