10 Nov
1998
10 Nov
'98
9:59 p.m.
Sam Ismail wrote:
Many cities have computer recycling centers where they
take PCs that can
run Windows, refurbish them, and then donate them to schools. Notice I
said "can run Windows". Unfortunately, anything that doesn't fit this
definition is foreign to them. So you'll have to find a practical
application for 286's.
Unless you're talking about Win98, 95 or Workgroups, a 286 with 1 mb of ram can
and does run Windows 3.11 very well. I have 2 machines here in the 286 class that
run Netscape (older version) under Windows 3.11 and have 4 mb of ram on a fair
sized hard disk (120mb). They're also PS/2's to boot.
I believe Allison has a model 50Z (a 286 also) running Windows for her scanner.
The PC/XT class may be junkers for them though.