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- From: Paul.Farrand@f851.n800.z3.fidonet.org (Paul Farrand)
- Sender: acsnet@csource.oz.au
- Path: sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!jabaru.cec.edu.au!csource!acsnet
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Did I just shoot myself
- Message-ID: <715896009.AA00000@csource.oz.au>
- Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 21:15:00 +1000
- Lines: 33
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- On 08-31-92 David Wilson wrote...
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- DW> I just ordered Borland C++ with Application Framework from a mail order
- DW> house. Did I shoot myself in the foot?
- DW>
- DW> Here's the problem: I have a 286 with 1 meg of memory. A review in the
- DW> last issue of PC Magazine indicated a meg of extended memory is also
- required.
- DW> I called Borland, and was told the compiler would run on my machine. With
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- DW> that confirmation, I went ahead and ordered. I only want to run under DOS,
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- DW> developing for DOS with TurboVision, for the time being. Am I going to be
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- DW> able to, or am I going to have to shell out for extended memory??
-
- BANG!
-
- David,
- Yeah sorry, if you have ordered 3.1 + App-Frame's then you'll need 640K
- PLUS 1 Meg of extended memory. Come on ... do yourself a favour and lash
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- out and by yourself a 386!
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- Cheers,
- Paul
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