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From: stephen@hantsb.enet.dec.com (Stephen Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Expanded or Extended Memory?
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Date: 11 Apr 90 19:55:07 GMT
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In article <1104.26228282@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu>, evans@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu writes...
>...Is a Windows Multitasking
>environment too much to ask of a 12 Mhz 286, with or without extra
>memory?

I do think that runing multiple applications (ie. using Windows) on a 12MHz 286
is something almost inbearable no matter how much memory you have!  Consider
Desqview with a lot EMS 4.0 memory.  Or upgrade to 386 is even better!