Fwd: compaq's portable computer

From: RMaxwell_at_atlantissi.com <(RMaxwell_at_atlantissi.com)>
Date: Tue May 4 17:29:56 2004

> On Mon, 3 May 2004, Scott Stevens wrote:
> > I ran Windows 3.1 on frighteningly underpowered machines for a long
> > time. My 8088 XT Clone ran Windows 3.1 in several configurations:
>
On Mon, 3 May 2004, Fred Cisin wrote:
> You were probably running 3.0!
> 3.1 requires extended memory (286)

IIRC, you DON'T need extended memory to run Win3.1 in "Standard" mode,
just "386 Enhanced" mode. Of course, "Standard" couldn't switch tasks
or do much of what people expect of Windoze now (except crash). I recall
the day I came back from the Rochester (NY) Hamfest with a $5 RAM board
that gave me a whole 1MB on top of my 640K and the chance to turn on the
Enhanced functions...

Bob Maxwell
- still running 3.1 on 486s at home -
Received on Tue May 04 2004 - 17:29:56 BST