24 Jul
2006
24 Jul
'06
2:28 p.m.
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at
sydex.com>
Actually, it's pretty amazing how an 8088 at 8MHz is entirely usable under
DOS (or CP/M-86).
Does anyone know if MS Network can be run on an XT or does it have
286-specific code? I can't recall.
On review, looks like I missed the intent of your actual question, Chuck...
IIRC, the mid-80's IBM's PC Lan and MS's LAN Manager both ran on 8088's
using DOS 3.3 and above and NETBIOS. I don't believe that a 286 was required.
Jared
24 Jul
24 Jul
2:40 p.m.
On 7/24/2006 at 3:28 PM J Blaser wrote:
IIRC, the mid-80's IBM's PC Lan and MS's
LAN Manager both ran on 8088's
using DOS 3.3 and above and NETBIOS. I don't believe that a 286 was
required.
I just wanted to know this before I dug out the WFWG 3.11 diskette set--I
know that it has MS LAN on it.
Thanks!
Chuck
2:56 p.m.
IIRC, the
mid-80's IBM's PC Lan and MS's LAN Manager both ran on 8088's
using DOS 3.3 and above and NETBIOS. I don't believe that a 286 was
required.
I just wanted to know this before I dug out the WFWG 3.11 diskette set--I
know that it has MS LAN on it. 
3:34 p.m.
On 24/07/06, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:
Windows itself (3.10 and above) demands at least 286
(3.00 WILL run on 8088)
DOS 3.10 added some network hooks, do PCLAN and MS LAN manager need more
than 8088?
The earliest machine I have seen running Lan Manager was an 80186
which was also running Windows 3.0.
Dan
IIRC, the mid-80's IBM's PC Lan and MS's
LAN Manager both ran on 8088's
using DOS 3.3 and above and NETBIOS. I don't believe that a 286 was
required.
I just wanted to know this before I dug out the WFWG 3.11 diskette set--I
know that it has MS LAN on it. 
9:22 p.m.
Fred Cisin wrote:
Windows itself (3.10 and above) demands at least 286
(3.00 WILL run on 8088)
DOS 3.10 added some network hooks, do PCLAN and MS LAN manager need more
than 8088?
Yes, the later version requires 80186, although if you dig really hard
you can find 8088 versions of a few key binaries somewhere in the bowels
of MS. I did this a while ago and SAVED 8088-friendly installed
distributions, so if you can't find what you need, email me privately
and I'd be happy to send you what I compiled.
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IIRC, the mid-80's IBM's PC Lan and MS's
LAN Manager both ran on 8088's
using DOS 3.3 and above and NETBIOS. I don't believe that a 286 was
required.
I just wanted to know this before I dug out the WFWG 3.11 diskette
set--I
know that it has MS LAN on it.
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