Speaking of Window NT

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From: chiu
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 02:37

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In article <1992Aug27.113905.19790@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:

>MAC users will love that! I don't know a single MAC user who would give up
>their GUI for the Win3.x program manager.......

Assuming that Window NT will sport the same interface as Window 3.1, I'm not
thrilled (been a both Mac and PC user)

>If NT had the WPS, I might think about it - all other things being equal (
>don't have the dough for a 64-bit computer....not yet, anyway).

According to a friend who's running Window NT beta, it is slow as hell...
(he equated it to Window 3.1 running on 286 with 1MB of RAM) And mind you,
he's running Window NT on a 486DX-50 with 32 MB RAM and 1.2 GIG HD...

>Steve

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From: chiu@ucsee.berkeley.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Speaking of Window NT
Date: 29 Aug 1992 02:37:25 GMT
Organization: University of California Society of Electrical Engineers (UCSEE)
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Message-ID: <17mnt5INNdki@agate.berkeley.edu>
References: <sqo1PB1w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca> <1992Aug26.003525.8542@sunb10.cs.uiuc.edu> <1992Aug27.113905.19790@actrix.gen.nz>
Reply-To: chiu@ucsee.Berkeley.EDU
NNTP-Posting-Host: ucsee.berkeley.edu
Summary: SLOW as HELL
Keywords: Microsoft, Window_NT, SLOW
Originator: chiu@ucsee.Berkeley.EDU

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