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- From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
- Subject: Re: disk caches
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.070156.12927@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
- Sender: news@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Usenet system)
- Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
- References: <1992Aug18.054639.25721@sarah.albany.edu>
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 07:01:56 GMT
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- pv9955@albnyvms.bitnet wrote:
- > Does OS2 come with its own disk cache (like Win3.1 comes with Smartdrive 4.0).
- > I know that my computer does not right now have enough memory, and there is
- > a lot of disk thrashing. Is this cached or not?
- > Also, is Hyperdisk compatible with OS2 (since it comes free with the
- > computer I am buying) ?
-
- OS/2 caches both FAT and HPFS partitions. I have not even thought of
- trying hyperdisk in a dos session but I would presume it is not possible
- to run it as OS/2 would not allow that level of access to the drive to a
- program. It's not necessary anyway.
-
- As far as memory is concerned, 6MB can be considere a minimum for useful
- performance, 8MB for good performance in general.
-
- --
- Tom J Parry.
- Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
-