Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!

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From: David P. Summers
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 1995 01:34

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In article <42o5b4$f4j@thetics.europa.com>, mbell@atheria.europa.com (Max
Bell) wrote:
> Well, technically speaking, even the 8086 systems of the 80's are still
> usable if one discounts the speed problem.  A friend of mine is running
> PPP on one to connect to his ISP.  Windows 3.1 will still run on a 286
> system, abet rather slowly.

Does Win95?  Also, I heard that a lot of software put out for Windows
won't run on a pre 386.

> I'm curious: does the
> 68040 not incorporate any new opcodes compared to the 68030, or do software
> developers just refrain from using them (or provide multiple versions of
> routines that would be affected)?

I'm not sure, but I think Mac programs know what processor they are
running on.  So the programmer can utilize the features if they
are there.
________________________
(Disclaimer: If NASA had any position on any of this do you
think they would have ME give it?)
David Summers - Summers@Ethyl-the-Frog.ARC.NASA.Gov

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Subject: Re: JUST REMEMBER WHY WINDOWS WAS CREATED!!!!!!!!!
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1995 17:34:57 -0800
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