On Sun, 5 Dec 2004, Jim Leonard wrote:
I have a few IBM model 5150s that I use to code
entries for programming
competitions and I'd like to try to speed up the hard disk in any way possible.
(If you're curious what my last project was, check out
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=13722 to download and try it out -- it
displays full-screen full-motion color video with sync'd sound -- yes, on a
4.77MHz 8088, no fooling). I've been looking for any way to speed up the hard
disk subsystem (currently WD1002 with Seagate ST225) and I simply can't get
more than 130KB/s out of the darn thing... so:
Hey Jim.
Are you allowed to use more modern versions of DOS (i.e. post 3.3)? If
so, why not use a version that has SmartDrive built in? Better yet, use
Speedstor or some equally capable caching utility. Or will caching not
work for your purposes?
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