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From: warnock@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (Archie Warnock)
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Subject: Re: Why is erase *.* slower with 4dos.com than with command.com?
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Date: 22 May 91 14:55:08 GMT
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In article <1991May21.074445.14677@rtf.bt.co.uk>, traub@rtf.bt.co.uk (Michael Traub) writes...
>Actually I think you'll find that Command.Com uses the old style FCBS
>while 4DOS doesn't and that is the main cause of the perceived slowness.

Correct - this was confirmed by the 4DOS authors on one of the PC-based 
nets.  If I recall correctly, they also said a future release will 
include some sort of "fast delete" command.

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