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From: fender@honeydew.ucsb.edu (Chen, John Yun-kuang)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Windows 386
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Date: 17 Oct 89 08:28:24 GMT
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In-reply-to: fischer@netmbx.UUCP's message of 16 Oct 89 18:23:29 GMT

In article <3610@netmbx.UUCP> fischer@netmbx.UUCP (Axel Fischer) writes:

   Hello,
   I would like to know if Windows 386 is fully cabable of multitasking under
   DOS 3.2 ?
   Or is it just like Windows 286?

   What are the main advantages of Windows 386 over 286 ?

   Please reply via mail.
   Thanks for your help,

	   Axel
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From my understanding, Windows 386 is fully capable of multitaking as it uses
the "protected" mode of the 386 chip.  This means every window you open
creates a "virtual" 8086 to run it in.  The mail advantages are that you run
multiple windows using the protection in the 386 chip so that the seperate
programs don't crash.  

Does someone more knowledgeable know the techinal difference?  I'm a bit fuzzy
myself.


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