Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!hplabs!hplabsb!neuhaus From: neuhaus@hplabsb.UUCP (Peter Neuhaus) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: super new UNIX machine -- but are the disks fast enough? Message-ID: <58200014@hplabsb.UUCP> Date: Wed, 19-Aug-87 12:48:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hplabsb.58200014 Posted: Wed Aug 19 12:48:00 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 22-Aug-87 02:12:09 EDT References: <125@snark.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories - Palo Alto, CA Lines: 8 Have you tried disk caching? A 512kb disk buffer will go a long way in decreasing disc accesses. There is a public domain program that will do a smaller cache (40-60k) that you can try out before you invest in a program that can do bigger caches. Or, try the VDISK command in DOS. Peter