Re: Apple does it again

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <5disf5$aq0@darla.visi.com>, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:

>    A 386/16 from say 1987 or so with 8MB RAM (I think the box says 4,
> but that'd be painful) and a VGA graphics card ($30 tops for a new or
> used ISA slot) can run Windoze 95. That ain't much older at all than
> these ancient Macs that Macheads keep trying to tout as backwards
> compatible. You can also run the oodles of Windoze 3.x software on
> them.

Have you tried this? I know a girl who attempts to use Win 3.1 on a
16Mhz 386. It is truly the most painful experience I have ever had the
misfortune to encounter. My sister is currently using my Mac II, a 16Mhz
68020. It is considerably more pleasant to use than that old 386, although
it is sluggish. (I remember when it seemed so fast!)

>    386s also do a great job at running Linux.

DING! This is the real reason why 386s were born.


-Sheldon

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