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From: chasm@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Charles Marslett)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows/386 and 8514?
Summary: Some do, and some don't [with apologies to the alt.fusion group]
Message-ID: <8476@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 28 Jun 89 04:49:32 GMT
References: <246400016@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: The Unix(R) Connection, Dallas, Texas
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In article <246400016@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>, mms00786@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> I am considering the purchase of an IBM model 70. However, I would like to use
> Windows/386 in a resolution higher than 640x480, like some of those clones with
> cards like Paradise. Can I simply buy the 8514 monitor and expect Windows/386
> to know about the higher resolution available, perhaps set it up or something?

The next release (3.0?) is expected to run the IBM 8514 card pretty well, as
well as support 256 colors better, but I would reccommend you not push the
issue until it comes out.

> Also, I would appreciate any information about clones that run Windows/386
> in the higher resolution without too much of a problem. I just got burnt because
> the Gateway 2000 machine I bought wouldn't even run Windows/386 at all. I am so
> fed up with dealing with ignorant mail order bozos that I am willing to sign 
> over my bank account to BigBlue just to get some peace of mind. 

The original development environment at Microsoft were Compaq machines (or so
I have heard), so they should not have any problems -- and in fact Windows/386
runs as well as I have become inclined to expect it to on an ancient Compaq
386/16 in my office, as well as on a Micronix 20 MHz motherboard in our QC
department and on an Everex Step/20 386 box (I believe).  One of our customers
has standardized on the HP 386 box, so I assume that it works well on it
(since they run mostly Windows aps, they may not be testing it very rigorously
though).

> I assume the Model 70 doesn't have too many compatibility problems!!!

I would expect it to have no more than the systems I listed above -- even
Microsoft, even in these days and times, cannot ignore Big Blue!!

> Thanks,
> Milan.

You're welcome,
chasm
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