Re: the Compaq, in the late 80's, with the bus expander and a multi-port serial card, we ran a 6-user Pick system application using wyse-60 terminals. Also ran a 10-user version on an AT. Tasks that could be completed in seconds now take minutes in Windows. This is a major cause of physician burn-out with electronic health records.
On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, at 5:47 AM, Bryan Kilgallin via Freedos-user wrote: > Hey Dan: > >> That's great info! I glad to see so many getting use ouf of old >> hardware. I, myself, have a whole load of old hardware. > > If it still works, or can be made to work, there's no need to chuck it! > >> In particular I have >> a T40 and, perhaps more interesting, A Compaq Portable III. > > Get them going, then. > >> I even have, in a flip-top jewel case, a 5-1/4" floppy + manual for a >> strange little app called Microsoft Access. > > I used to design databases in that! > -- > members.iinet.net.au/~kilgallin/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
