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From: palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Fun with 386SX BUGS
Message-ID: <1000@fiver.UUCP>
Date: 19 Feb 90 05:39:31 GMT
References: <495@althea.UUCP>
Organization: Fiver Communications  Fremont, Ca
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From article <495@althea.UUCP>, by eddjp@althea.UUCP (Dewey Paciaffi):
> In article <998@fiver.UUCP> palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) writes:
> - When starting up MS windows "win386" program the init sequence crashes.
> - When it does crash you can see some ascii text on the screen along with
> - binary trash that says "Microsoft EMSXXX.0 " and then it drops to dos.
> 
> I'm running a PC Brand 386 SX with 2 Megs memory and a 71 MB HD. I run Xenix386
> on it and my kids (sic) run Windows386 2.03 on it all the time. Haven't had
> any problems of any kind yet.

   It depends what Chip Set you have. Does your board have a 16bit 
Chips and Technology chip set? Note that C&T also make a 32bit 
chip set but some manufactures are not useing them. 

---Bob

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