Re: Max RAM for Win95b ?

[Guest Scott]

Re: Max RAM for Win95b ?

 

thanatoid wrote:

>

> Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in

> news:tk42i2hb7bmd2j9l2r44nssbsg59qdfu4f@4ax.com:

>

> > thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote:

> >

> >>Pedro <someone@my-deja.com> wrote in

> >>news:ejmsh2pu0s87hbpl2mj9khlpb210037g5h@4ax.com:

> >>

> >>> We have a P2-350 Mhz with Win95b and 256 Mb RAM. I have

> >>> seen a few articles about the max ram that can be placed

> >>> in the mobo, for Win95. Some say 256, some say 512.

> >>>

> >>> Will it be okay to add another 256 Mb RAM ?

> >>>

> >>

> >>Okay but pointless. The 95B OS can not use more than 64 MB

> >>of RAM.

> >

> > NOT TRUE!! I think this myth comes from the fact that a lot

> > of motherboards built in the Win95 era couldn't cache more

> > than 64MB. You could still use more than 64MB, up to

> > whatever your motherboard supported (they didn't support

> > 4GB in those days). Access to memory over 64MB would be

> > slower than if it were cached, but still a *lot* faster

> > than the virtual memory file on your disk!

> >

>

> Yes, I've heard this 64MB 95 limit may not actually be true, but

> many apparently knowledgeable sources say it is. I once looked

> for a **definitive** answer (if there is any such animal in the

> computer zoo) and I think I found confirmation of it on a VERY

> respected site - sorry, can't remember which. It's been years.

>

> All I can say is I have been running a 95B machine for 9 years

> with 64 MB RAM with RAMpage installed (about 6 years ago) and it

> works just fine.

>

> Also, if anyone IS running 95, it's a fair bet they are running

> it on a machine built 10 or 12 years ago.

>

> It's sort of a moot point since from what I have read in NG's

> over the last few years, me and this guy are the only two people

> in the whole world still using 95. ;-#

 

 

Hey, I'm still using Win95 on my Gateway P5-90, which I bought new in 1994.

It still runs happily with an upgarded 200Mhz chip and 64MB of RAM. I run

Word 6 and Quicken 6 for my home business. Yes, I like the user interface of

Quicken 6, circa 1994. I do my bookkeeping and taxes on it. Win95 runs my

business' late 1970's DOS inventory/invoice program very handily. I get slower,

but reliable internet broadband access on my Charter 10mbs service. It also

networks beautifully with a standard Linksys router connecting my other Win98

and WinXP desktops and laptops. Best of all, Win95 never hiccups. It just keeps

on running. So Win95 is still a productive part of my home biz. But I will admit,

there's also some nostalgia involved :)

 

Scott

[Guest thanatoid]

Re: Max RAM for Win95b ?

 

Re: Max RAM for Win95b ?

 

Scott <golden@uslink.net> wrote in

news:47BBB7C7.6BE05559@uslink.net:

> thanatoid wrote:

 

<SNIP>

>> All I can say is I have been running a 95B machine for 9

>> years with 64 MB RAM with RAMpage installed (about 6 years

>> ago) and it works just fine.

 

<SNIP>

> Hey, I'm still using Win95 on my Gateway P5-90, which I

> bought new in 1994. It still runs happily with an upgarded

> 200Mhz chip and 64MB of RAM. I run Word 6 and Quicken 6

> for my home business. Yes, I like the user interface of

> Quicken 6, circa 1994. I do my bookkeeping and taxes on it.

> Win95 runs my business' late 1970's DOS inventory/invoice

> program very handily. I get slower, but reliable internet

> broadband access on my Charter 10mbs service. It also

> networks beautifully with a standard Linksys router

> connecting my other Win98 and WinXP desktops and laptops.

> Best of all, Win95 never hiccups. It just keeps on running.

> So Win95 is still a productive part of my home biz. But I

> will admit, there's also some nostalgia involved :)

>

> Scott

 

 

Nice to meet another person who believes computers are to be

used for work and not for staring at the semi-transparent

windows. Nothing wrong with nostalgia either! I MISS the good

old days.

 

Cheers.

 

P.S.

My 166MMX machine is now 10½ years old and works beautifully.

But you DO have me beat by 3 years!

 

 

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[Guest Norm]

Re: Max RAM for Win95b ?

 

Re: Max RAM for Win95b ?

 

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:16:55 -0600, Scott <golden@uslink.net> wrote:

>

>

>thanatoid wrote:

>>

>> Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in

>> news:tk42i2hb7bmd2j9l2r44nssbsg59qdfu4f@4ax.com:

>>

>> > thanatoid <waiting@the.exit.invalid> wrote:

>> >

>> >>Pedro <someone@my-deja.com> wrote in

>> >>news:ejmsh2pu0s87hbpl2mj9khlpb210037g5h@4ax.com:

>> >>

>> >>> We have a P2-350 Mhz with Win95b and 256 Mb RAM. I have

>> >>> seen a few articles about the max ram that can be placed

>> >>> in the mobo, for Win95. Some say 256, some say 512.

>> >>>

>> >>> Will it be okay to add another 256 Mb RAM ?

>> >>>

>> >>

>> >>Okay but pointless. The 95B OS can not use more than 64 MB

>> >>of RAM.

 

96MB here.

Norm

 

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