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From: d89os@efd.lth.se ((Mr))
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: Norton cache and Windows
Message-ID: <1991Mar2.023527.20342@lth.se>
Date: 2 Mar 91 02:35:27 GMT
References: <1991Feb28.185736.17694@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991Feb28.233408.27902@qualcomm.com>
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>In article <1991Feb28.185736.17694@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jakg1190@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (J. 'Priapus' Kmiecik) writes:
>>There has been some talk here about which hard drive cache is best to use
>>with Windows 3.  I have Norton Utilities 5 and have used the fast-cache
>>version (ncache-f) included in the package for the DOS environment.  How
>>well will this cache program work with windows and how does it compare with
>>Smartdrive.sys or other Windows-capable caches?  Are there any potential
>>problems using ncache-f and windows?

I've been using ncache-f, and it works perfectly with Windows in STANDARD 
MODE (much faster than SMARTDRV, especially on floppy read/writes).
In the ENHANCED MODE it interferes with WIndows' permanent swap file,
at least on those machines I use. The solution is to set up a separate drive
for the swap file, and disable caching for that drive. (You don't want
the swap file cached !)

In article <1991Feb28.233408.27902@qualcomm.com> rdippold@maui.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold) writes:
>I've only been using it a short while, but I find that HyperDisk Cache will
>blow away smartdrive, PC Tools Cache, Norton Cache, and just about any other
>cache out there, although I've heard good things about the PC Kwic cache.
>
>It's faster and it has more options than any of the other caches, and it
>is fully Windows 3.0 compatible, and includes such nice features as buffered
>writes, floppy caching, use of extended, expanded, or regular memory, and
>more.
>
>The best thing is, it is shareware, so you should be able to find a version
>of it somewhere and try it out.  I downloaded it from a local BBS, so I don't
>know if it's on any ftp sites.  The latest version is 4.20, I believe.

Does HyperDisk solve the problem wotj the swap file mentioned above??
In what way is it better than Norton's cache? The features mentioned above
are supported by Norton.

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(Mr) Ola Sigurdson      Internet: d89os@efd.lth.se