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From: colas@lemur.inria.fr (Colas Nahaboo)
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Subject: Re: Write caching
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Date: 1 Jan 91 13:31:13 GMT
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In article <1043.277ED61B@weyr.FIDONET.ORG> David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) writes:
> I don't know if I'd want a 
>true write cache on removable media anyway...

Obviously you didn't try one (no wonder, apparently there is none on the
amiga). The speed gain is tremendous, notably when backing up your HD to
floppies... 

Anyways the "normal" amiga file system has already a write cache, when writing
the bitmap. Removable is not the danger either, since you can always be
requested to re-insert the disk. Disater strikes when you reboot or GURU too
early, but then you can also trash your HD as well...

So, apparatenly only Facc and BlitzDisk exist as disk cache on the amiga.
Picture is grim since neither of them have the requested features...
People generally advised me to go with BlitzDisk (more recent than faccII), so
where can I find it?

PS: Thanks to everyone who responded, c.s.a. is really very active!

Colas Nahaboo, Bull Research France -- Koala Project -- GWM X11 Window Manager
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