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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David A. Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: GSOS Cache
Message-ID: <42401@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 27 Jun 90 07:01:37 GMT
References: <12595188526.15.TTAYLOR@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <12595188526.15.TTAYLOR@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> TTAYLOR@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (t. t. taylor) writes:
>        Assuming that one has memory to spare, what is an optimal size to
>    set the cache in GSOS?  Is it the larger the better or do most of
>    the benefits occur at some reasonably small size.

Most of the benefit comes from a fairly small size.  The blocks that go in
the cache are usually directory blocks, bitmap blocks, etc--not data blocks.
I'll be surprised if you can easily notice a performance difference once
it gets bigger than about 64K, but feel free to experiment & see.
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