On Sun, 8 Apr 2018 04:35:44 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, 8 April 2018 08:58:15 UTC+1, T i m wrote:
On Sat, 7 Apr 2018 19:29:57 -0700 (PDT), tabbypurr wrote:

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Nor do I remember any functional version of win that was any use on a 286 PC.

So, you don't remember the network Fax server that I installed that
was serving 30+ people, 24/7 and running on Windows on an Olivetti 286
wasn't fully 'functional' I'm guessing?

No, I wasn't there

Thought not.

You probably don't remember one of my beta testers coming into my
office and shaking my hand because he was so impressed how easy /
efficient the Network Fax Server was and how much time it would save
him, FAXing all our international distributors and bigger customers?

No, I wasn't there and didn't meet your beta testers.

Thought not.

I don't remember you having any real experience / understanding of
Windows.

Cheers, T i m

I did get to play with the early versions, but we didn't regard them as usable.

Except they were, for a lot of people.

A 286 or 386 has very limited cpu speed & ram, splitting that over 4 apps plus a minimal OS made the machines hopelessly slow.

Or not (comparatively).

I don't doubt that someone's mileage varied,

Phew.

but for us they were only gimmicks.

Compared with what at the time?

Cheers, T i m