Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!maccs!cs4g6ag
From: cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 vs 286 vs 8088
Message-ID: <2545289F.25729@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca>
Date: 25 Oct 89 03:29:35 GMT
References: <8595@max.u.washington.edu>
Reply-To: cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn)
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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In article <8595@max.u.washington.edu> scott@max.u.washington.edu writes:
$Can a 286 machine run OS/2?

   Yes.  OS/2 is an 80286 operating system.

$If so, then what is the difference in buying a 20Mhz 286 machine
$than a 20Mhz 386 machine, in terms of capabilities?
 
   The 386 is quite a bit faster at a given clock rate than the 286.  Also,
there is software on the market which requires a 386.  Not too much at the
moment, but there will likely be more showing up as time goes on.

$Can a 10Mhz 8088 run OS/2?
 
   Nope, since it's an 80286 O/S.  You need an 80286 or better to run OS/2.
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Stephen M. Dunn                             cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
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