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From: dennis@se-sd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: caching programs
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Date: Fri, 20-Mar-87 11:23:19 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 20 11:23:19 1987
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>>Does anyone have any comments on the following caching programs, or
>>know of any others ...
>>
>>	V Cache - Golden Bow Systems ($65)
>>	Cache/Assist - Micro Design International, Inc. ($?)
>>	D Cache - Microway, Inc. ($49)
>>	Lightning - Personal Computer Support Group (~$80)
>>
>
>I found a few more advertised in the current issue of PC Mag (V6#7):
>
>	PolyBoost - Polytron Corp ($79) 
>	QuickCache - Micro Systems Developers ($49)
>	DiskCache - Datamorphics ($49)
>	QuickCache - P.R. Glassel & Assoc ($49)

As a FORMER user of PolyBoost, I can say I had nothing but bad luck with it.
I very quickly lost faith in it when it kept garfing up the disk sectors
it was keeping in memory.  Note that it never messed up my hard disk, just
the sectors it was keeping in memory.  I think the longest I ever had it
up was an hour before it screwed up what it had in memory or my system hung!
 
I called PolyTron and talked to a technical person.  I was told the version
I had was an old one.  They sent me a newer version that didn't seem
to work any better.  I called them back again, this time wanting my money
back.  I got a return authorization number from them and returned it.  After 
a month and no refund, I called them again.  After much searching, they said
that I would have to get a refund from the store where I purchased it.  They 
didn't bother to tell me that when they gave me the return authorization 
number.  They said they were going to send it back to the store I bought it
from with a letter explaining the situation.  That was 2 weeks ago.  As of
yet, the store has not seen it.

Dennis Foster
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