Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!claude.vidal
From: claude.vidal@canremote.uucp (CLAUDE VIDAL)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: SMARTDRIVE & DISK MANAGER
Message-ID: <89112106222358@masnet.uucp>
Date: 18 Nov 89 20:04:00 GMT
Organization: Canada Remote Systems Limited, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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//]]SMARTDRV.SYS's usage  of extended  memory (I  use Windows/386) is
//]]variable:  Windows/386  can  dynamically  'borrow'  some extended
//]]memory  from  SMARTDRV.SYS;  so  that  makes  SMARTDRV.SYS a very
//]]attractive option, eventhough performance tests show it's  second
//]]class to many other superior cache programs.
//]
//]Actually, Claude, Windows can only "borrow" memory back from Smartdrive
//]if Smartdrive is loaded in expanded memory....

Of course, you're right; it's  just I can't see as  many benefits
in loading SMARTDRV.SYS in extended  as in expanded, so I  assume
everyone  would  load  it  in  expanded;  specially  given   this
interaction between Windows and SMARTDRV.SYS

//]...........................................  Under Windows/386, there is
//]no dynamic interaction at all.  (If you don't see a Smartdrive entry
//]when you check the About... box in the MS-DOS Executive, there's no
//]interaction)...

Although I haven't tested SMARTDRV.SYS on my 386 (I wish I  COULD
test  the  damn  thing!),   I  don't  recall  the   documentation
restricting   this   interaction   to   only   286's...unless   I
misunderstand your comment.

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By  the  way,  you  seem  somewhat  involved  with Windows; which
version  do   you  run?    On  what   equipment?   What   Windows
applications do you run (shareware and commercial)?
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