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From: mackeown@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK (W. Mackeown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Big_File_Copying
Message-ID: <855@csisles.Bristol.AC.UK>
Date: 13 Jun 89 16:28:16 GMT
Reply-To: mackeown@CompSci.Bristol.AC.UK ()
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, University of Bristol, UK.
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Some time ago I posted a request for advice about how to force ST's
to use more RAM as disk buffer space during file copying to reduce
the number of disk swaps.

Thanks to everyone who e-mailed suggestions : here they are in order
of (sample) popularity :

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"VOTES"| SUGGESTION
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   7   | Use a RAMdisk, eg Maxidisk includes compression algorithm, or use 
       |   Neodesk 2.0
   3   | Use OS patch to increase buffer space, eg TOS 1.4 ROM does this but is 
       |   still in production ; it maybe ready in September, price about $40.
   1   | Get a second drive !

I now have some public-domain software, courtesy of one of the above 
respondents : a RAMdisk and also various disk I/O speedup programs.
If you want this software, you should send me e-mail (do NOT post requests).

William Mackeown, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bristol, BS8 1TR, UK
JANET: mackeown@uk.ac.bristol.cs
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