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- From: darrylo@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com (Darryl Okahata)
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:35:08 GMT
- Subject: Re: Re: Adaptec SCSI Device Driver for Win3.1
- Message-ID: <18470008@hpnmdla.sr.hp.com>
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- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.misc
- References: <1992Nov4.175903.9183@cbnewsh.cb.att.com>
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- In comp.os.ms-windows.misc, jsanchez@halcyon.com (Jim Sanchez) writes:
-
- > I am a bit confused here. I bought the adaptec 1542b kit which had a
- > bunch of drivers for dos, os2, and novell in it. Specifically, it had
- > the aspi4dos but nowhere was there any mention of a winaspi. Where did
- > this sucker come from and when. I am still confused about how you use
- > it as well. Do you load it in config.sys or is a driver loaded with
- > windows? Finally, why do you need it? I have qemm and end up with 610K
- > of base memory with aspi4dos loaded into base memory so what is the
- > point?
-
- The WINASPI driver is, I believe, for those Windows applications
- that are written to use it. If a Windows application is not designed to
- use it, having WINASPI won't do a thing for you (i.e., it won't speed up
- disk accesses in general). Adaptec's WINASPI comes with Central Point
- Tools for DOS 8.0 (yes, *DOS* -- not Windows), although I believe that
- CP Tools for DOS does NOT use it; it's probably used with the unreleased
- CP Backup for Windows.
-
- If the above is wrong, I'd appreciate hearing about it. ;-)
-
- If ASPI4DOS is working for you, then you don't need anything else,
- unless you want to add a CDROM, tape drive, MO drive, etc..
-
- -- Darryl Okahata
- Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com
-
- DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not
- constitute the support, opinion or policy of Hewlett-Packard or of the
- little green men that have been following him all day.
-