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Article #12044Re: Windows 3.0 on a 286
From: a.stranger
Date: Sun, 19 May 1991 23:33
Date: Sun, 19 May 1991 23:33
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In article <1991May19.111706.3172@coral.bucknell.edu> dworshak@coral.bucknell.edu writes:
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>In my opinion, anyone buying a new system should get at *least* a 386sx.
>For those of us stuck with 286's however, Windows does seem to run
>adequately *if* given enough RAM. I don't know how much RAM is enough,
>but I would guess a minimum of 3 or 4 MB's.
2 MB's is enough . i've used Win3 in
standard mode on a 286 with 1MB , but it doesn't leave room for a disc
cache . 2 MB's works pretty well .
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!rutgers!njin!uupsi!cci632!ritcsh!ultb!cms2839 From: cms2839@isc.rit.edu (a.stranger) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Windows 3.0 on a 286 Message-ID: <1991May19.233357.16228@isc.rit.edu> Date: 19 May 91 23:33:57 GMT References: <1991May19.111706.3172@coral.bucknell.edu> Organization: RIoT Lines: 16