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- From: lmp8913@rigel.tamu.edu (PRESTON, LISA M)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.advocacy
- Subject: Re: OS/2 bigot meets NT....
- Date: 27 Dec 1992 11:03 CST
- Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
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- In article <1992Dec26.212252.8017@wam.umd.edu>, rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes...
- ->In article <1992Dec26.192753.23157@actrix.gen.nz> Steve.Withers@bbs.actrix.gen.nz writes:
- ->>In article <1992Dec26.145826.21639@wam.umd.edu> rsrodger@wam.umd.edu (Yamanari) writes:
- ->>> >> You're thinking like a dos user. It is not a bad idea to have
- ->>> >> the system auto-adjust and *allow* the user to fix it when you're
- ->>> >> talking about something that's suposed to be user friendly.
- ->>> >
- ->>> >OS/2 ignores cache setting amount higher that 2048K.....
- ->>>
- ->>> That's because it's stupid. IBM should fix it, but they
- ->>> have no intention of doing so.
- ->>
- ->>It is not a bug....it is quite intentional. Therefore, you are correct about a
- ->>lack of intention to fix it. But it kind of ruins your theory about migrating
- ->>a hard disk to a machine with less RAM.....
- ->
- ->
- -> Not at all. Try setting a 2048k cache on a machine with 4 megs.
- -> Or 6.
- ->
- -> See where it gets you.
-
-
- Instead of talking about OS/2 settings, how about some settings
- for NT's config sys (or whatever it has) to correct the problem. Since
- NT obviously runs so well on _your_ 16 meg machine, how about giving
- Steve some constructive advice on setting it up for his "minimal" setup,
- or his friend's 16 meg system, and maybe he'll change his mind.
-
- LISA
-