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From: bdlepla@caen.engin.umich.edu (Bryan Dennis Lepla)
Subject: Re: Why use MS-window ?
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Date: Fri, 1 Jun 90 18:39:27 GMT

In article <10343@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>, pwong@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Patrick Wong) writes:
> In article <3867@rtifs1.UUCP> bcw@rti.rti.org (Bruce Wright) writes:
> >
> >In Windows for 8086/8088/80286 machines, Windows uses _non-pre-emptive_ 
> >multitasking.  This means that programs run until they relinquish the
> >CPU.  Windows can run (many) ordinary DOS programs in this mode, but
> >if they don't relinquish the CPU then other programs won't get any.
> >
> >						Bruce C. Wright
> 
> By the way, you've got me interested !  So (pardon my ignorance) which
> version of Windows will work for a 8086/8088 compatibles ?  Is it the
> one called Windows 286, or is it some older and no-longer-available
> version ?
> 
> Thanks in advance !
> 
> Patrick Wong
> 
> pcw@squid.graphics.cornell.edu

The new windows 3.0 will run on all ibm compatibles, from the 8086 to the 
80?86.  If it is on a 8088/8086 then windows will start up in the real mode.
It will start up in protected and enhanced modes depending on 286 or 386 and
how much memory you have.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.  Check out PC
Weeks dedicated section to windows 3.0 that came out a couple weeks back.