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From: daly@ecs.umass.edu (Bryon Daly, ECE dept, UMass, Amherst)
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Subject: Re: Win3.0a upgrade was (Re: Problem with wallpaper picture.)
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Date: 3 Feb 91 14:02:51 GMT
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>>I had the same problem a while back with my old computer.  Let me guess:
>>You only have 1 MB on RAM in your system?  It seems that Windows doesn't
>>do a very good job of handling low memory  ( total memory <= 1MB ) situations
>>(at least on a 286 in standard mode, it does).
> 
> This was one of the problems that the 3.0a upgrade was supposed to address.
> When running in Standard mode on 1MB machines it is possible to have UAEs 
> caused by the memory swapping of the Print Manager and other items.
> 
> --
> - Jeff (jaltman@ccmail.sunysb.edu)

Hmmm, that is the first I've heard of any kind of upgrade for Windows.  How do
I check whether my version is the upgraded version or not?  Who do I contact if
I do need the upgrade?

-Bryon
daly@omega.ecs.umass.edu