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> 286s were obsoleted by the 386's 32-bit and virtual modes. And yet it took nearly a decade for the 386s to displace them in the market.
by Narishma 3y ago
> 286s were obsoleted by the 386's 32-bit and virtual modes.
And yet it took nearly a decade for the 386s to displace them in the market.
- toast0 3y agoWell sure, it took time for there to be a large enough installed base of 386s to be willing to release software that wouldn't run a 286. And time to write software that made use of the new modes. But when you had to retire your 286, it was because it couldn't run 32-bit software. Or because you really needed to multitask some dos stuff.