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From: Rick.Alfaro@f8.n369.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Alfaro)
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Subject: Re: desqview and speech
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Date: 23 Jul 90 20:35:53 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

> RA> The key to the whole Desqview and speech thing is the 386
> RA> machine!  I have gotten desqview working on a 286 with speech,
> RA> but it is very difrerent and almost useless in my opinion
> RA> because of the amount of useable memory by desqview. On a 386,
> RA> the memory management is quite different and desqview will use
> RA> all available expanded memory for your diferent tasks, thereby
> RA> freeing up your conventional dos memory.  Even folks that are
> RA> sighted and have no special drivers like we have for speech,
> RA> have found out that using desqview on a 286 has very limited
> RA> usefullness at best.
 
> Rick,
> You hit the nail on the head.  Good assment!

Doug,

Maybe you could clear something up for me that still is vague in my
mind! What exactly is the difference between a 386 and a 386sx?  I
know one big difference is the price!  The sx machines are very
much more affordable. Does an sx have the same memory management
scheme as the regular 386?  Can we get just as much out of a 386sx
for general purpose use as a 386?  For example, will desqview be
able to use expanded memory on an sx in the same way that it does
with a regular 386?  I mean, we are talking about a price
difference of several hundreds of dollars between the sx and the
regular one.  It could be a very affordable way of getting into the
world of 386 machines very cheaply!  Some say that a 386sx is
nothing but a faster 286 and others say that an sx isn't as fast as
a full blown 386, but works basically the same and uses the same
type of memory management.  Can you shed some light on this?

Regards, Rick

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