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From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: FFS: The beating goes on...
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Date: 22 Jan 89 12:12:05 GMT
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In <14808@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>>In article <695@ibmpa.UUCP> saare@ibmpa.UUCP (John Saare) writes:
>>>    - The system runs but disk xfer rates are very slow e.g. 27K/sec ala
>>>      diskperf.  Nothing I do improves disk performance.
>        ^^^^^^^^
>Just a side question: where do I get a version of DiskperfA that doesn't
>leave locks around?  Any pointrs to FF disks or such are welcome.

Well, I haven't seen one, but the source to DiskPerfA is readily available.

On the other hand, Khalid Aldoseri has written a 'Locks' program that allows
you to remove locks that have been left by programs (ARC leaves them when
adding files to an archive as well). It's a loaded gun, so caution must be
excercised, but it does work, and works properly, if there is such a thing as
properly when speaking of messing with another program's legally obtained lock.

I'll post it to Bob as soon as I grab the latest version.

-larry

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