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Re: Windows 3.0 questions

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From: Saul Traiger
Date: Fri, 25 May 1990 00:44
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In article <265D3597.14432@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> riehm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Carl Riehm) writes:
>In article <96623@tiger.oxy.edu> traiger@oxy.edu (Saul Traiger) writes:
>>
>>Yes there is a 386 enhanced mode version. That is clearly the version
>>of choice, and I suspect many people will upgrade their hardware to make
>>use of it (me included - I have 2 286s).
>>
>Is this 386 enhanced mode version part of the standard package of Windows 3.0?
>In other words do 386 owners buy a different version or is there only one
>version that can be configured for either a 286 or a 386?

Yes, the 386 enhanced mode is part of the same package. Setup automatically
detects your hardware and configures the software accordingly. In the manual,
386-specific features are flagged as such.

>
>While I'm at it, does it have an 8514/A driver?  Carl Riehm

Yes it does.

Saul Traiger
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Subject: Re: Windows 3.0 questions
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Date: 25 May 90 00:44:01 GMT
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