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- Short: Cheapest, fastest and cleverest V1.0 (OS2+) HD>4GB
- Author: martintauchmann@bigfoot.com (Martin Tauchmann)
- Uploader: martintauchmann@bigfoot.com (Martin Tauchmann)
- Version: 1.0
- Type: disk/cache
- Kurz: günstigste, schnelltste und rafinierteste
- Requires: OS 2.0
- Date: 20.07.98
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- FDA the cheapest, fastest and cleverest Cache-Program
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- 1. Features
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- - Caching your HD´s and Disk´s with seeming no memory usage. Its NO fake!
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- - Accelerate Disk acces.
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- - It´s the fastest Cache-Program.
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- - Sometimes you have more memory as before, because Dos-Buffers are
- reduced to a minimum.
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- - no fragmentation of memory.
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- - Speed up RAM-Disk access. ( AllocMem(largest) results $7FFFFFFF )
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- - Quick verify, same as a good Copy-Programm.
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- - Detects ReInserted disks and use the allready cached trax in memory.
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- - SmartCache: Read blocks before there read a hat.
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- - less Head Crash
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- - support now device´s:
- scsi,
- trackdisk, diskspare, hackdisk,mfm.device (®CrossDOS), messydisk,
- fmsdisk,
- xpkdisk
- cd not tested but i think it´s work ;-)
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- FileSystem´s:
- FastFileSystem(FFS), (Aminet:disk/misc/ffstd64.lha)
- ProfFileSystem(PFS), (AmiNet:disk/misc/RDS.lha)
- Ami-FileSafe(AFS), (AmiNet:biz/demo/afsdemo159.lha)
- SmartFileSystem(FFS). (Aminet:disk/misc/sfs_beta.lha)
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- und compatibele.
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- - Support Partitions behind the 4GB border.
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- 3. Benchmark
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- 381 Files, 1.5MB Size
- c:Copy MUI: SWAP:MUI ALL CLONE QUIET
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- Dos 30 Dos-Buffers Runtime: 31 secs 865554 micros
- FDA 3 Dos-Buffers Runtime: 21 secs 391406 micros 32,9% faster
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- 3. Requires
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- Kickstart 37.xx (OS 2.0) or higher
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- 4. History
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- Version 1.0 20-Jul-98
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- - Added SmartFileSystem Benchmark in Guide
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- - write little bit faster
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- - fixed StartUp RangeCheck-BUG if "Size of Track" > 131072
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- - minimum Dos-Buffers set to 20
- SmartFileSystem V0.67 need a minimum of 100, please set it manualy
- via c:AddBuffers SwapSFS: 68
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- - support NewStyleDevice: (NSD) 64-Bit Commands (4GB border)
- ftp.amiga.de:NSDDocs1_6.lha
- AmiNet:disk/misc/NSDPatch43_20.lha
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- - support scsiCmd #28 FastFileSystem44.5,
- SmartFileSystem_SCSIdirect need it
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- is not 100% FutureCompatible, because i have no documentation
- only the command numbers.
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- (* AmiNet:dev/misc/SCSIProgrammer.lha *)
- (* (include:scsi/commands.h SCSI-2 include files) *)
- (* Direct Access devices =da *)
- (* Write Once devices =wo *)
- (* CD-ROM devices =cd *)
- (* Scanner devices =sc *)
- (* Optical memory devices =om *)
- (* Sequential access devices =sa *)
- (* Printer devices =prt*)
- (* Processor devices =cpu*)
- scsiREAD6 =008H;(* da wo cd om ? ? ? *)(not tested)
- scsiREAD10 =028H;(* da wo cd sc om ? ? ? *)
- scsiREAD12 =0A8H;(* wo cd om ? ? ? *)(not tested)
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- scsiWRITE6 =00AH;(* wo om ? ? ? *)(not tested)
- scsiWRITE10 =02AH;(* wo om ? ? ? *)
- scsiWRITE12 =0AAH;(* wo om ? ? ? *)(not tested)
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- translated into read read64/NSDread64
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- NOT SUPPORTED! i don´t know the SYNTAX. can anybody help me?
- scsiREAD_BUFFER =03CH;(* da wo cd sc om sa prt cpu *)
- scsiWRITE_BUFFER =03BH;(* wo cd sc om sa prt cpu *)
- scsiUPDATE_BLOCK =03DH;(* om *)
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- - Preferences: Include more "big" HDs
- - DeviceCompatible removed
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- Version 0.98 04-Jul-98
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- - support Partitions after the 4GB border (not tested)
- new FastFileSystem44.5 can be found at Aminet:disk/misc/ffstd64.lha
- understand the new Device-standard (Aminet:dev/misc/trackdisk64.lha)
- or Aminet:disk/misc/sfs_beta.lha (Smart Filesystem first BETA version)
- or ftp.amiga.de FastFileSystem43.19 (OS3.0: nerve with a Alert)
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- - speedUp Read & Write operations
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- - Preferences: Include LateBinding-Devices
- - Remove bugy USE.
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- Version 0.96 25-Mar-98
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- - first puplic release in the AmiNet.
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- Other products:
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- Aminet:mods/slow/BrainBird.lha (Shaman drums to meditate and 14 Ambient NewAge Songs)
- Aminet:misc/math/TelekomTelefonrechnung.lha (calculater for WG´s)
- Aminet:gfx/show/ActiveWinPic.lha (Picture on any window, special SHELL!)
- Aminet:util/boot/IsInserted.lha (StartUp-Check if a Disk inserted then start BootUte)
- Aminet:misc/unix/File2Partition.lha (spare memory if LinUX install, stores files direct to HD, Disks or any LogicalDevice)
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- ---- Chou schau
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- Martin Tauchmann <martintauchmann@bigfoot.com>
- Location: Freiburg im Breisgau
- Germany - Baden Württemberg
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