20 Sep
1998
20 Sep
'98
5:36 p.m.
Jim wrote:
Anything up to windows 3.0 will run on an xt, given enough memory and disk
space. (win 3.0 will run in real mode). I used to follow the HP200lx
mailing lists and people actually got win 3.0 to run on the hp200lx, which
is an xt class machine with cga.
In theory win95 will run in safe mode on one, but I haven't ever tried it,
and safe mode isn't very useful anyway. Safe mode is apparently very similar
to win 3.0/3.1's real mode.
Considering the 4-6 hours it takes for Win-95 to boot on a 386-16 with
8 Mb RAM, the week it would take with an '88 is probably not worth the
wait. Win-95 safe mode isn't even as useful for fixing problems as
Win 3.x real mode anyway -- Win 3.x you could edit the .ini files,
Win-95 registry crap even with "good" tools it's a crapshoot whether or
not anything can be fixed unless you approach the job like a veterinarian
with a tomcat instead of a mechanic with a Ford.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright