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From: slc1290@hare.udev.cdc.com (steve chesney x4662)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Why do large devices need SHARE?
Keywords: SHARE MS-DOS 4.01 4DOS
Message-ID: <28733@shamash.cdc.com>
Date: 16 Nov 90 19:30:56 GMT
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Reply-To: slc1290@hare.udev.cdc.com (steve chesney x4662)
Organization: Control Data
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Under DOS 4.01, SHARE is loaded automaticly if you have a disk partition 
greater than 32 MB.  When I tried out 4DOS to replace COMMAND.COM, this 
did not happen, but I did get an error message informing me that SHARE
is needed for large devices.  THe MS-DOS documentation seems to imply that
SHARE is needed mostly for file concurrency with networks and (my inference)
multi-tasking or application switching.  If I don't do networks or use the 
same file from two applications at the same time do I need it?  My disk is 
66 Meg.

I wouldn't care except SHARE uses 6k + and it seems to force Super PCKWIK 
disk cache to grow 9k! (Anybody know why PCKWIK grows with SHARE)???

Thanks.

Steve Chesney       Control Data Corporation      slc1290@hare.udev.cdc.com