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From: bturner@hpcvlx.HP.COM (Bill Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: MS Windows 2.x and 286 - what's the difference
Message-ID: <101000021@hpcvlx.HP.COM>
Date: 3 Nov 88 17:21:50 GMT
References: <386@fauern.UUCP>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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> I've seen now three different versions of MS Windows
>    - a 386 version, seems to have real multitasking and is
>      ruuning in protected mode
>    - the 2.x versions, which I suppose are to run on all
>      XT/AT ...
>    - a 286 version.

In reality, Windows/286 IS Windows 2.x.  Microsoft changed the name
to match Windows/386.

> Who can answer the following questions to me?
> 
>   Does the 286 version run in protected mode of the 80286?
>   Does it support multitasking?
>   Will all MS Windows Applications run on this special version?

The 286 version doesn't use protect mode.  It multitasks (sort of...)
in the same way Windows 2.x does, since it is the same.  I.e, Windows
apps multitask fairly well, but I wouldn't use it as a task manager
for non-MSW apps.  All 2.x apps will work.

--Bill Turner