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echo: win32
to: CHRIS HOLTEN
from: RANDAL KOHUTEK
date: 1998-03-15 17:01:00
subject: Win311/win95

CH>I don't think that's possible in the context of a fidonet message base.
CH>would need a minimum of Windows for Workgroups 3.11, as Windows 3.11 do
CH>have built in networking (Windows 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11
CH>not the same windows). I don't think you can even buy Windows for Workg
CH>anymore, but If you do the compact install you can get Windows 95 on yo
CH>486-66 in 20-25meg of hard drive space. 16 meg of RAM is fine.
  Well, earlier I provided networking between win95 and win95 in a
single message .... but that's win95 =)  And, yea, it's running windows
for workgroups 3.11 ... I don't believe there to be a Windows 3.11
without workgroups, though. As for the compact install ... didn't really
think about it. ...
CH>Go to your bookstore and buy Windows Unleashed and read it or if this i
CH>not a hobbiest's computer system and/or you put a value on your time, y
CH>ought to just hire some one who works for cheep to come in and set it u
CH>you. Not rocket science so you don't have to pay for a big buck network
CH>and shouldn't take more than an hour or two, and you can learn from tha
Ugh! Buy a book? That smarts =) I'm pretty knowledgable about computers
... I'm pretty sure that my limited budget won't handle Windows
Unleashed, nor will it afford any kind of network guy to come in ...
thus is the straights of being 15 ...
Thanks for yer help!
Randal Kohutek --- Confused and not willing to pay =)
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