Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!mcnc!ecsvax!harris From: harris@ecsvax.UUCP (Mark Harris) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Disk caching programs Message-ID: <2570@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Jan-87 09:45:18 EST Article-I.D.: ecsvax.2570 Posted: Thu Jan 15 09:45:18 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 16-Jan-87 01:09:25 EST References: <832@mprvaxa.UUCP> <360@neoucom.UUCP> Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service Lines: 14 Summary: Lightning makes expanded memory a lot more useful In article <360@neoucom.UUCP>, wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > > For example, without lighting running, I ran DISKTIME.COM and came > up with a throughput rate of 122,000 bytes/second on the fixed > disk. With lightning, using a 128K cache, the throughput dropped > to 92,000 bytes/second. Lightning automatically recognizes expanded memory boards (EMS or EEMS). I set aside 600K and I get a dramatic improvement in performance - except for data file updates my drive light hardly ever comes on. If you can afford this large a chunk of memory you get a lot more utility than with a RAM disk. Mark Harris, Appalachian State University