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_at_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
Received on Mon Sep 21 1998 - 00:36:12 BST