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Subject: caching programs
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Date: Wed, 18-Mar-87 22:35:42 EST
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Does anyone have any comments on the following caching programs, or
know of any others (commercial, share, or public domain)?  I bought
PCSG Lightning, and find it much better than a ram disk (dynamic
contents, implicitly specified, always written to physical disk also),
but am curious what else is out there.  Also some friends are
interesting in caching programs too, and so I'd like to find something
in the public domain or available as shareware.  Anyway, here is what
I found by scanning PC Tech Journal's Product Guide issue:

	V Cache - Golden Bow Systems ($65)
	Cache/Assist - Micro Design International, Inc. ($?)
	D Cache - Microway, Inc. ($49)
	Lightning - Personal Computer Support Group (~$80)

I find it amazing that MS-DOS does not do this itself.  Caching is
such a basic technique, and in addition Lightning's relatively small
size (9K) shows that such important functionality does not cost much
(in terms of ram) to acquire.

Anything that is mailed directly to me, I will summarize and post.
Margot Flowers   Flowers@CS.UCLA.ECU   ...!{ucbvax|ihnp4}!ucla-cs!flowers