[TenTec] Pegasus and a PC question

[Riley Grieb]

Hi Bob,

I have no experience with the Pegasus, but yes, you can run Windows 95 on a
16mb 486/66.  However, performance could be disappointing due to the
machine's slow speed and minimal RAM.  I just left my 16mb 486/66 as with
Win3.1 as an "occasional use" machine (OK for my PK-232) and bought the
whole enchilada (new mobo, cpu, ram, hd) when I went Windows 95/98.

I know this can tax the budget, but it really is much better to have
improved hardware for the newer Windows.  My "at home" Win98 PC is a 32mb K6
(AMD) cpu @233mhz which you should shoot for (or better) with Win98.

At work, the slowest Win95 machine is a 16mb 486/100 and it is real
ssslllooowww.  It has the menial job of grabbing data off of an IBM 3480
tape drive.  I'm a support specialist (hardware, operating systems,
networking) so that's where my advice is coming from.  I'm kind-of a loner
but have a Paragon II / Hercules II combo I enjoy.

Riley
KC9OP



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