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- From: B7QT@MUSICT.MCGILL.CA (B7QT)
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- Subject: HELP! Does upgrad 286 --> 386 MultiTask?
- Message-ID: <25JAN93.23794800.0077@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 03:01:56 GMT
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- Organization: McGill University
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- Hi everyone,
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- I need some help. I am in the market to purchase a an old 286 or
- 386 to use as a permanent Internet connection. I have been offered
- a 286 that was upgraded (via piggback board I think) to a 386/25.
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- My question is the following:
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- I plan to install Windows so that I can use the Helldiver newsreader
- for Waffle. Will this setup multitask or is the original architecture
- of the 286 going to limit it to a glorified taskswapper? Will I be
- able to run Waffle in the background while using Helldiver to read
- the posting?
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- Many thanks in advance for all your help!!!
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- Indy (Luis Escaleira)
- B7QT@musicb.mcgill.ca
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