swklassen@tiger.waterloo.edu (Steven W. Klassen) (02/06/90)
In article <2020@atari.UUCP> apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes: >The hardest-hit class of programs is the "add cache sectors" or other >disk-caching kind, because it needs to know how big a buffer to >allocate. The answer to that question is impossible to compute, so >it's available from the hard-disk driver. (It's impossible to compute >because it involves a user-preference value which can be patched into >the driver: with removable media you could pop the cartridge and put in >one with larger logical sectors, so the user tells the driver a >minimum for the "maximum sector-size" value to use.) > >CACHExxx.PRG from Atari, of course, interrogates the driver and uses >that number correctly. Where can I get the latest version of CACHExxx.PRG? Does anyone have any comments on this or other caching programs? (Ie. any problems using them with partitions >16 meg or any comments about their usefulness.) Is this program public domain or do I need to shell out $$$ for it. (I'm willing to do that if it is a useful program.) If it is not in the public domain, what info do I need to give my dealer so that he can get it for me? Steven W. Klassen +-----------------------------+ Computer Science Major | Support the poor...buy fur! | University of Waterloo +-----------------------------+