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Stuff did just work on my 286, and I the only thing I ever ran into problems with was Windows 98 (which required a coprocessor). So it didn't really matter what

by zamalek 10y ago

Stuff did just work on my 286, and I the only thing I ever ran into problems with was Windows 98 (which required a coprocessor). So it didn't really matter what you had.

nottorp 10y ago
You're mixing eras a bit, I'm pretty sure windows 95 and up required a 386.
- bebop 10y ago
  You are correct, the 80286 was a 16-bit processor. You might have been able to run Win 95 on a 386, but a 486 was probably as low as you really wanted to go, and really a Pentium was needed to have a usable system.
  - i80and 10y ago
    I ran Windows 95 on a 486. It was... well, it worked. I can't imagine running a 386.
  - vetinari 10y ago
    Win95 did run on 386, even with 4 MB of RAM. But you really did want at least 8 MB, otherwise it would just trash the disk swapping. Running it on Pentium with 16 MB RAM was great.