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- From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
- Subject: Re: \spool\unbatch -> ramdisk ???
- Message-ID: <i2XuXB13w165w@slic.cts.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 17:30:29 PST
- References: <XwkTXB1w165w@dogbox.acme.gen.nz>
- Organization: Muth Valley Bell (619/390-SLIC BBS; V32bis)
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- dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (Kennelmeister) writes:
-
- > Has anyone had any success with dos waffle aliasing the
- > \spool\unbatch directory to a ramdisk?
- >
- > I tried using MD-DOS 5 alias, and a 1.5Mb ramdrive, but it wouldn't
- > work.
- >
- > (My feedsite feeds me compressed 500k newsbatches)
-
- I've used a RAMDRIVE for /spool on both a 4.77 XT and now my
- 386DX. It worked fine. In fact, as soon as I get 4 more Meg of
- Ram, I will go back to using /spool on the RADMDRIVE. Saves a
- whole bunch of disk chruning and does process news a tad faster.
-
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