pedro@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Sandro MAZZUCATO) (10/22/90)
Hello
can someone suggest me a good EMS driver that takes EXTended memory
and converts it into Expanded, without using too much memory.
Also is there a good cache program that works with RLL drives and with
extended or expanded memory !
Thank You in advance.
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Sandro Mazzucato
Internet : pedro@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca
BSc, U2, Computer Science.
McGill University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
---------------------------------------------------------------------------sonny@charybdis.harris-atd.com (Bob Davis) (10/22/90)
In article <5355@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca> pedro@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Sandro MAZZUCATO) writes: >Hello > can someone suggest me a good EMS driver that takes EXTended memory >and converts it into Expanded, without using too much memory. > > >Also is there a good cache program that works with RLL drives and with >extended or expanded memory ! > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sandro: Get PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.ARC from Simtel [26.2.0.74]. In it there is a catalog that you can scan to find: Searching Simtel's catalog by grepping for ache, one finds: PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL> -------------------- CACHEART.ARC B 17009 880829 Review of disk cache programs CACHEMON.ZIP B 20895 900416 TSR disk cache monitor: count hits and misses DCACHE.ARC B 19408 880920 Hard disk cache program from PC-Magazine DISCACHE.ARC B 8918 890130 Superb disk dache - Conv./Exp./Ext. memory EMMCACHE.ARC B 10695 871216 Cache program using extended memory HYPERDSK.ZIP B 183443 900719 Disk-cache driver or TSR, works with DESQview PCKWK319.ARC B 17268 890625 PC KWIK shareware disk cache program, v3.19 QC420-1.ARC B 301919 900203 QUICKCACHE II v4.20: disk cache pgm, part 1of2 QC420-2.ARC B 288299 900203 QUICKCACHE II v4.20: disk cache pgm, part 2of2 Grepping for EMS: EMSIM.ARC B 11737 880214 Use Extended memory as Expanded memory LIMEMS41.ZIP B 80010 900805 Updated LIM EMS 4.0 documentation RAMEMS.ARC B 1046 880907 Critique - Expanded Memory Simulator EMS40V11.ARC B 34615 900222 Driver: use extended memory as EMS 4.0 memory EMSUIT11.ARC B 94681 900223 Utilities for manipulating EMS RAM MEMSIM32.ARC B 37753 900308 Simulates LIM EMS 3.2 expanded memory via disk > >Thank You in advance. > You are welcome in retrospect. ______________________________________________________________________________ Bob Davis, UofALA'66 \\ INTERNET : sonny@trantor.harris-atd.com | _ _ | Harris Corporation, ESS \\ UUCP : ...!uunet!x102a!trantor!sonny |_| |_| | | Advanced Technology Dept.\\ AETHER : K4VNO |==============|_/\/\/\|_| PO Box 37, MS 3A/1912 \\ VOICE : (407) 727-5886 | I SPEAK ONLY | |_| |_| | Melbourne, FL 32902 \\ FAX : (407) 729-2537 | FOR MYSELF. |_________|
mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) (10/22/90)
Looking over the list of disk cache programs. I thought PC KWIK was and established commercial program, not shareware. Correct me if I'm wrong. -- Michael Volow, Psychiatry, Durham VA Med Center, Durham NC 27712 919 286 0411 Ext 6933 mvolo@ecsvax.edu
rl@cbnewsl.att.com (roger.h.levy) (10/23/90)
> > can someone suggest me a good EMS driver that takes EXTended memory > >and converts it into Expanded, without using too much memory. > > Get PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.ARC from Simtel [26.2.0.74]. In it > there is a catalog that you can scan to find: > > EMSIM.ARC B 11737 880214 Use Extended memory as Expanded memory > LIMEMS41.ZIP B 80010 900805 Updated LIM EMS 4.0 documentation > RAMEMS.ARC B 1046 880907 Critique - Expanded Memory Simulator > EMS40V11.ARC B 34615 900222 Driver: use extended memory as EMS 4.0 memory > EMSUIT11.ARC B 94681 900223 Utilities for manipulating EMS RAM > MEMSIM32.ARC B 37753 900308 Simulates LIM EMS 3.2 expanded memory via disk Don't bother with EMSIM.ARC - it is a crippled evaluation copy from a defunct supplier. It's just wasting space on SIMTEL20. Don't know about MEMSIM32.ARC but why opt for LIM 3.2? EMS40V11.ARC is good - it's from PC Magazine and is freeware. However, any such program is going to take on the order of 70K from your 640K since the 64K page frame must exist in the first megabyte. There are some commercial programs (e.g. Turbo EMS, Above Disc) that do somewhat more than EMS40V11.ARC (e.g. can use disk as well as extended to simulate expanded) but are you willing to surrender 70K? Above discussion is for '286 machines - I don't know much about '386 machines. Don't they typically have embedded support for this?
gwni@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (G. Wayne Nichols) (10/23/90)
In <1990Oct22.144824.12220@uncecs.edu> mvolo@uncecs.edu (Michael R. Volow) writes: >Looking over the list of disk cache programs. I thought PC KWIK was >and established commercial program, not shareware. Correct me if >I'm wrong. >-- Current versions of Super PC-KWIK are commercial, but there were early shareware versions. The documentation mentions the commercial (and more powerful) version.
gt2327c@prism.gatech.EDU (Brian Ricker) (10/24/90)
Another product which has not been mentioned in this disscussion is HyperDisk. The current version (4.11) of this shareware product supports extended, expanded, and conventional memory. It has advanced features such as 286/386 support, background and staged write updaing. It works with Windows 3.0,QEMM, and Desqview. It is available on several BBS's and I can upload it to simtel20 if demand is sufficient. My informal testing indicates that it is the fastest non-Commercial disk cache available. Note: I am not affiliated with hyper-ware, just a satisfied customer.
david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG (David Deitch) (10/24/90)
You won't believe this, but back on 21/Oct/90 (was a Sun BTW) at about 22:51, this guy Sandro MAZZUCATO said this to All: > can someone suggest me a good EMS driver that takes EXTended > memory > and converts it into Expanded, without using too much memory. > Also is there a good cache program that works with RLL drives and with > extended or expanded memory ! If you are using a 386, I recommend QEMM 386 and PC-CACHE with PCtools. If you are into multi-tasking, Desqview 386 combines DV with QEMM. David Deitch (GIS) deitch@gisatl.fidonet.org 1:133/411@fidonet -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Deitch - via FidoNet node 1:133/411 UUCP: galbp!gisatl!david INTERNET: david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG
reisert@ricks.enet.dec.com (Jim Reisert) (10/31/90)
In article <643.2725C2B9@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG>, david@gisatl.FIDONET.ORG (David Deitch) writes... > > If you are using a 386, I recommend QEMM 386 and PC-CACHE with >PCtools. Since everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, I'd recommend the Super PC-Kwik disk cache from Multisoft, rather than PC-Tools. It has better performance in tests that I ran, and has been rated highly by PC Magazine and other publications. It supports expanded, extended and conventional memory. jim =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "The opinions expressed here in no way represent the views of Digital Equipment Corporation." James J. Reisert Internet: reisert@ricks.enet.dec.com Digital Equipment Corp. UUCP: ...decwrl!ricks.enet!reisert 77 Reed Road Hudson, MA 01749-2895