Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!haven!decuac!e2big.mko.dec.com!bacchus.pa.dec.com!decwrl!uunet!rayssd!sud509!heiser From: heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: Re: Problems setting up 386 enhanced mode Message-ID: <2069@sud509.ed.ray.com> Date: 11 Aug 90 16:18:46 GMT References: <14207@shlump.nac.dec.com> <18950002@hpfinote.HP.COM> Sender: heiser@sud509.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser - Unix Sys Admin @ Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA) Organization: Raytheon Company, Sudbury MA Lines: 21 In article <18950002@hpfinote.HP.COM> pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim) writes: > >Anyway, why don't you use a disk cache program (like PC-KWIK I'm using). >My 386/25 (no RAM cache) loads in about 8 seconds. And definitely no >disk trashing. By the way, I have about 2 MB cache in extended memory. > Well, I have 8mb of RAM, with a 4mb Cache. The 386/25 has no cpu cache. I would guess that if I were to load windows, then exit and re-load it, the start-up time would be significantly less. I'll try it and see. -- Bill Heiser Work: heiser@tdw201.ed.ray.com {decuac,necntc,uunet}!rayssd!tdw201!heiser Home: Bill.Heiser@f240.n322.z1.fidonet.org (Fidonet 1:322/240) The Think_Tank BBS (508)655-3848 1200/2400/9600-HST Other: 75106.2332@compuserve.com Other: heiser@world.std.com (Public Access Unix)