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Re: Win95 and games: good news...

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From: Mark Rogers
Date: Wed, 17 May 1995 00:00
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In article <Pine.CVX.3.91.95051...@gibbs.oit.unc.edu>
           jma...@gibbs.oit.unc.edu "John Michael Martz" writes:

> > So are you saying that while using a modem,and communication software,
> > and downloading a file, you can run something like Excel, and still
> > play a game??? All at the same time, and not have the lag time or
> > system errors that WFW 3.1 gives, just by using Win 95 or OS/2???
> > I can't believe it. That's something that I would have to see actually
> 
> Believe it.  Of course, it depends what type of system you have and how
> you have it configured.  With OS/2, you won't get any errors.  Of course,

If you use OS2 as it comes you will get errors unless you use a third party 
serial driver driver installed (i.e. SIO).  Unless your modem is 2400 ;)


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Mark Rogers.
- Founder member of VFF - Veggie Freedom Fighters.
- Campaign for humane treatment of vegetables (including lettuce).
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