How can I upgrade my 80286 for best DESQview performance?
A211: A 80286 can be upgraded with LIM EMS 4.0 expanded memory, a memory management chip, a plug-in 386 adapter, or a new 386 motherboard. The cost of all these “upgrades” is about the same. All of them have some negatives as well. (1) If you are unsure how much of your 286 conventional memory can disabled, getting LIM EMS 4.0 memory may not help you. For the record the listed 286 motherboards can be set to the minimum conventional memory as follows: AST Premium 286 0K IBM AT (6 Mhz) 256K COMPAQ 286 256K Most AT clones have a minimum of 512K (eighteen 256Kx1 DRAMs). The motherboard can only be disabled to 256K or lower if it supports 64K DRAMs, or if the system setup allows you to specify a value less than the actual amount of memory installed. If you have information on the minimum conventional memory of any other 286 motherboard, please forward it to the editor (see above). (2) If you get a memory management chip, an All-Charge Card or a SOTA POP, you will still not get the memory
