The Serpent Rider wrote:
386DX - 4mb RAM, very rarely 8mb
286 - 1mb RAM, sometimes 2mb
Just checked old computer ads and it seems that the memory size was
rather dependend on the year than the CPU generation.
In 1990, both the 286 and 386DX usually had 1MiB of memory,
whereas in 1992 (when the 286 started to dissappear),
it was 4MiB for both the average 386 and 486 PC.
Anyway, the exception proves the rule.
(Also, some countries were differently advanced in computing.)
I felt somewhat special and had 4MiB in my 286. But to my defence,
I kept it much longer, so a memory upgrade was a necessarity. 😉
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