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From: daveh@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ASDG Floppy Accelerator (and other rumors)
Message-ID: <1912@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 21-May-87 11:41:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 21 11:41:30 1987
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References: <6805@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <6805@amdahl.amdahl.com>, kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) says:
> Keywords: ASDG floppy accelerator speed faster Digi-Paint A2000 availability

> So I ask ... has anyone one the net heard of the "[ASDG] Floppy Accelerator"?  Any
> beta testers who care to comment (if they are permitted to)?  What's up,
> Perry?

There was a thread about this going on in BIX awhile ago, at least I think
that's what this product refers to.  Simply put, its a program that adds
intelligent track caching (i.e. at the device level) instead to DOS's block
caching.  Also, the caching memory can be FAST memory; its not required to
be chip memory as are normal floppy buffers or DOS's block caches.  From
what Perry said, you have the power to add or remove caches at any time.
With enough tracks cached, you get what essentially amounts to a RAMdisk
overlay of a floppy disk.

> 
> /kim
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