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From: pwilliam@axion.bt.co.uk (Philip Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: v09i191: popadbug, test for 386 CPU bug
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Date: 9 Jan 91 23:34:37 GMT
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From article <6952@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL>, by lev@suned1.Nswses.Navy.MIL (Lloyd E Vancil):
> (Scott Preston) writes:
> I have been very interested in this "bug" because of some of the things
> I've seen on the Windows group.  Here's one for you programmers out there;
> could this "bug" be why some users of 386 machines have had sooo many
> problems with windows 3.0?
> My observation has been that those who come to the net with serious and 
> mysterious problems have been; 1 running a 386.  2. often using aftermarket
> drivers etc.  3. experiencing problems in only certain parts of the  WIN 3
> environment.
> It occurs to ME, a decidedly Amature Programmer, that this could be the reason
> for some problems with some setups.
> 
> 

My 20 MHZ/386 clone fails the test but the only problem I have had
with Windows 3 was a lock up when I was running mf2.
I'm using a svga driver from the net.

A hhappy user.....
;-)

Philip

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