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Article #3161Re: word windows re
From: W Geake
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 12:41
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 12:41
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oneil@cwis.unomaha.edu (Sharon O'Neil) writes: >don.updyke@stpaul.ncr.com (Don Updyke) writes: > >>The BAD point is that you better have more than a 2 meg 386 sx system or' >>it will be so slow that you will go back to your old dos word processor. >Um, I guess I wouldn't run Windows with less than 4 megs of memory on a >386sx. >Actually, that pretty much describes my system, which was really nice when >I bought it, but which is antiquated now. >But still, if you're running Windows on a 2 meg machine, run don't walk to >your local computer store and shell out the bucks for at least two more >megs of memory. Nay, nay and thrice nay! I converted from WordPerfect on a 16MHz 386SX, 2MB to W4W 2.0 on a 12MHz 286 1MB. It was quick enough to improve my productivity, though things were nicer when my next 2MB came along. By all means get lots of RAM, but get W4W (or AmiPro) first - it DOES go on a 286 IMHO.
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