22 Dec
1998
22 Dec
'98
5:46 p.m.
I do agree that 4 MB can do a good amount of stuff (even run IE3.02 for win
3.1). Minix would be great, but my friend wanted to have Win'95 on it,
which is why I threw in the 120MB HD and 14.4 modem. I figured that since
my IBM laptop runs Win'95 fairly good with a 386-20, 120MB HD, and 6 MB RAM,
that the Tandy (486-20) would run it great with 10 MB RAM, until I
discovered that the RAM wouldn't work, and it only has 4 MB.
Would a new BIOS chip solve the problem, or does the RAM limitation have to
do with the M/B? I know in my Tandy 1800HD (same as 3800HD, but a 286),
when I put in the 4 MB chips, the computer boots, and recognizes 1 MB out of
each of the chips, then runs down a huge list of memory errors, then works
fine (after the errors are done).
If a new BIOS won't work, has anyone ever ran Win'95 with 4 MB RAM? How
does it perform?
ThAnX,
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-----Original Message-----
From: Allison J Parent <allisonp(a)world.std.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: OT, but info needed: RAM uprade
I have run win3.1 in 2mb of ram and 40mb of disk(386/20). Netscape would
never run as they admit it want at least 5mb (and it's cranky at that). I
was able to run a lot of stuff and most dos programs successfully
that was in '93 coad bloat would make that harder but at 4mb you could run
quite a bit. FYI, minix 3.0 in 4mb screams.
Allison