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From: akcs.mephron@tronsbox.UUCP (Lord Mephron of Ghormenghast)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Are there PROBLEMS running 286 software on 386SX's?
Message-ID: <26088694:123.1comp.sys.ibm.pc;1@tronsbox.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 90 09:00:16 GMT
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>I am looking to buy a 386 or 386SX and have access to 286 software
>but I was informed that 286 software wasn't easily portable.  Is this
>true?  Please send the information to me directly and I will compile
>the answers.  If their are few or no responses I will not post my findings.
>So let me know directly if you want a summary no matter how small it is.
>Thanks in advance for your time.

There's no reason why 286 software shouldn't run properly on a 386SX.  Intel
claims the entire 80X86 line is downward compatible.