Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!ames!oliveb!sun!burgundy!jborza From: jborza%burgundy@Sun.COM (Jim_Borza) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Dos disk buffering schemes (BUFFERS=) Summary: DCACHE.* available from IRS Keywords: TSR disk buffering/caching public-domain Message-ID: <87555@sun.uucp> Date: 30 Jan 89 22:00:20 GMT References: <579@arisia.Xerox.COM> <5919@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Sender: news@sun.uucp Lines: 21 In article <5919@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, mrwittma@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Martin R. Wittmann) writes: > Obviously, disk caching is a problem--- surely some guru has come up > with a reliable public domain/shareware disk caching program??? Can > anyone enlighten me as to where I can find it? (Email if this is a > stupid Q.) My PC at work has Lightning disk speed-up software, which > works great, but I don't want to/can't afford to pay for it for my own > PC! PC Magazine published a utility named DCACHE.COM which can be downloaded from their Interactive Reader Service BBS in either source (.ASM) or binary (.COM). Their number is (212) 696-0360. 1200/2400 N,8,1 (Xmodem). I've used this Cache program and it's pretty good - a write-thru variety which can be configured for expanded memory (and extended, too, I think). It also seems pretty safe. The PC Mag. utilities are not PD but are avail- able free of charge. Source is nice to have, too. If you call them, look around for the docs for the software. At least you'll get a reference to the issue (vol/nmbr) and you can get it from the library. Jim Borza - Sun Microsystems Milpitas, CA Disclaimer? Sure, why not?