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From: richc@madvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Facc From ASDG
Message-ID: <587@madvax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Jun-87 15:45:51 EDT
Article-I.D.: madvax.587
Posted: Mon Jun 15 15:45:51 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jun-87 00:46:37 EDT
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Organization: Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek CA
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Summary: Make it an option

> What I want is a DISK cache.  Facc?  That is a DRIVE cache.  Pop out
> the disk for any reason, and all those lovely buffers are invalidated.
> For people having only one drive, and even for me with two, it's an
> all-too-common occurrance to have to drag in a program from elsewhere
> than the mounted disk(s).

	I think there are enough ways to get into trouble with caching
	drives that it should be made an option for the advanced user.
	If the user KNOWS that nothing has changed then he can elect to
	restore the buffers and take his risks.  The default should
	remain as a DISK cache.

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Rich Commins   (415)939-2400				          \  /\
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