What was the difference between Windows, Windows/286 & Windows/386?

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EDIT : this post has attracted discussion and comments on various places, and some people are disputing its accuracy. So, I've decided to make some edits to try to clarify things. When Windows 2 was launched, there were two editions: Windows, and Windows/386. The ordinary "base" edition of Windows 2.0x ran on an XT-class computer: that is, an Intel 8088 or 8086 CPU. These chips can only directly…

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