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- From: dave.parsons@factory.com (Dave Parsons)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS/2 Performance tip
- Message-ID: <15249.1716.uupcb@factory.com>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 19:45:00 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Invention Factory's BBS - New York City, NY - 212-274-8298v.32bis
- Reply-To: dave.parsons@factory.com (Dave Parsons)
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- TO: kvien@Elkraft.Unit.NO (Oddgeir Kvien)
- > In article, Jerker.Delsing@vok.lth.se (Jerker Delsing) writes:
- > > For you people who like more speed from your OS/2 system I will recommend investing
- > in a cached disk controler.
- >
- > When switching from an standard IDE controler to a cached controler DC-2023 from
- > Promise Technolgy (approx. $100+memory) my system (486-33) got an very impressive
- > performance bost.
- >
- >
- > Jerker Delsing
- >
-
- I'm interested... I read an article on caching controllers vs. software caches and
- the message seemed to be that a software cache is often superior because it can be
- accessed at processor speed 32 bits at a time, whereas a caching controller has
- to go through an 8mhz, 16bit bus.
-
- Did you try using the memory you put in the controller as main memory? I'd be
- interested in the comparison.
-
- Dave
-
- P.S. I just happen to have an extra 4mb lying around that would do
- nicely in a hardware caching controller
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- . KWQ/2 1.0C .
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