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From: mp1u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Speeding up directory access time
Message-ID: <MW12FSy00VU1zFM0AE@andrew.cmu.edu>
Date: 1 Feb 88 06:53:18 GMT
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Organization: Carnegie Mellon University
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haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel) writes:

>          When using various File Requester systems I notice a common flaw.
>        If I "accept" a selection, the Requester closes.  Often I am loading
>        a series of files into buffers or some such thing, and immeadiately
>        need to repeat the process.  The problem is that the Requester must
>        read the relevant directory each and every time I call it up, which
>        when using a floppy is often a bit of a wait.
>
>        It seems to me that maintaining a directory of the floppies currently
>        in the drive(s) in RAM would solve this.   Since (I assume) the system
>        is aware of human disk manipulations this should not be too difficult
>        to implement.

Of course, you could simply buy a copy of FaccII and save yourself
the trouble...

		--M


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