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From: nbeck@weber.ucsd.edu (Nathaniel Beck)
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Subject: Re: Cache and RAM Disc Combination Wanted
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Date: 28 Nov 90 23:43:28 GMT
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Summary:PcKwik

In article <1990Nov26.184412.16460@odetics.com> frank@odetics.com (Frank Merrow) writes:
>Hi,
>
>I use both a RAM Disc as well as a large Disc Cache on my AT system and it
>helps a BUNCH.  Configuration is a problem from time to time though.
>The RAM Disc needs to be big enough to get the job done (whatever the job
>is at the time), but most often it is unused or empty.  I was wondering if
>a combination package existed such that as files were created on the RAM
>Disc the cache would automatically become smaller and later when the files
>were deleted the cache would automatically use the released space.
>
>
>Frank
PcKwik does exactly this. The Ram disk is setup inside the cache,
takes exactly as much space as necessary, leaves the rest for
ramdisk, spooler, screen capture. Several posters have recently
recommended PcKwik and I would like to add my recommendation. I have
used a number of cache/ramdisk programs and this one is the best one
I have ever seen. Among other things, it also unloads quite nicely.
For under $100 the PcKwik Powerpak is a steal.

Neal Beck 
Dept of Politcal Science, UCSD
beck@ucsd.edu
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