Subj : Re: Windows for Workgroups Networking
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Spectre
Date : Fri Dec 15 2023 03:50:00

 pF> I had a 386DX40 that felt like it kept up with 486es for some time. I
 pF> used it as my home desktop for way too long, skipped the 486es
 pF> completely and replaced it with a Pentium Pro system.

The home servers we ran tended to be the last retired desktop at home. The GF
of the time and I had his'n'hers plus the file server/router.. The 386DX40
continued to run that right up until it decided it couldn't handle back to
back reads on a fast ethernet card.. I forget what, probably an NE2000...
it'd lock the system solid when it did, and it was pretty easy to manage if
you were copying bulk files around.

There was meant to be some work around for the back to back reads, but I
never got it stable and fully functional.

Spec


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