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<P><FONT size=2>For the choice of the operating system, Windows 98 is less
efficent than Windows NT, task switch and program priority is superior on NT,
especially if you are running several programs at the same time. I tested both
system and there is a huge advantage for NT, provided that you have enough
RAM.<BR><BR>If you use SuperDisk and NT, you can build a large RAM Disk which is
written in background to the hard drive if you want to. This gives exceptional
performance. but you need enough memory to store all your datafiles on. My
metastock datafiles are 512 Mb.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Using superCache, here are the
results from www.eecsys.com on large RAM
system. </FONT></FONT></P><FONT size=2><BR><FONT color=#0000ff>
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<P><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2><B>SuperCache Set Up and
Results</B><BR>As the results below show, SuperCache provided speedups
which were often greater than 100 times on the benchmark system. The
system used for this test was an Intel Pentium II/Xeon 450MHz server with
4 CPUs and 8GB of RAM. The SuperCache partition size was set to 1.7 GB.
The hard disk on the system was an IBM 8GB SCSI drive. <BR><BR>The Iometer
test was configured with four worker threads. The outstanding queue depth
was set to eight. Transfer size was 8Kb and I/O was set to 100% random.
The relationship of reads to writes was varied from 90%-10% to 0%-100%
yielding the results below. <BR><BR><FONT color=#ffffff>--</FONT>
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<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
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<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2 height=4 vAlign=top width="48%"><B><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>
<P>90% Reads, 10% Writes </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
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<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>With<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Without<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><U><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Speedup with<BR>SuperCache
</FONT></U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>I/O per second </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>8781.28 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>111.4 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>78.8 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>MB/s </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>68.69 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.87 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>79.0 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>response time (ms) </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>average </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.919 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>44.6 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>48.5 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>maximum </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>1.956 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>206.38 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>105.5 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2 height=4 vAlign=top width="48%"><B><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>
<P>80% Reads, 20% Writes </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>With<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Without<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><U><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Speedup with<BR>SuperCache
</FONT></U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>I/O per second </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>8833.76 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>109.4 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>80.7 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>MB/s </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>69.04 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.86 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>80.3 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>response time (ms) </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
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<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>average </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.9155 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>45.59 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>49.8 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>maximum </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>1.89 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>248.8 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>131.6 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2 height=4 vAlign=top width="48%"><B><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>
<P>50% Reads, 50% Writes </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>With<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Without<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><U><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Speedup with<BR>SuperCache
</FONT></U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>I/O per second </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>9066.2 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>107 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>84.7 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>MB/s </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>70.87 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.84 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>84.4 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>response time (ms) </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>average </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.9073 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>37.44 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>41.3 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>maximum </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>2.041 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>109.07 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>53.4 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=2 height=4 vAlign=top width="48%"><B><FONT
face=Arial><FONT size=2>
<P>0% Reads, 100% Writes </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>With<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><U><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Without<BR>SuperCache </FONT></U></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><U><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>Speedup with<BR>SuperCache
</FONT></U></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>I/O per second </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>10203.1 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>102.6 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>99.4 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>MB/s </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>79.69 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.8 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>99.6 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>response time (ms) </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%">
<P></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%">
<P></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>average </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>0.81 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>57 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>70.4 </FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P>maximum </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="21%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>1.88 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="25%"><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>
<P align=right>217 </FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD height=4 vAlign=top width="27%"><B><FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=2>
<P align=right>115.4
</FONT></B></FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#000066 height=2 width=16><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD colSpan=2 height=2 width=114><FONT face=Arial> </FONT></TD>
<TD align=right height=2 vAlign=bottom
width=463></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT><BR>
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<P><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From:
owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>[<A href="mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx";
target=_blank>mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx</A>]On Behalf Of A.J.
Maas<BR>Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 11:10 PM<BR>To:
metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>Subject: Re: Faster MS Win 6.5 Explorations Using
Cache???<BR><BR><BR>You can install 10,000 Mb of RAM (if that would be possible,
that is) but your OS<BR>will only be able to use about 4 times the by
manufacturer's set minimal hardware<BR>requirements, eg the default
recomendations times 4 is maximum RAM use:<BR>- for Win95 this would be 8 Mb
(times 4=32 Mb) and<BR>- for Win98 16Mb (x4=64 Mb)<BR>- for WinNT4 32 (x4=128
Mb)<BR>- for Win2000 64 (x4=256 Mb).<BR>This stems from their lab-tests output
readings, as to how the Program (i.e. OS),<BR>for maximum, can influence the
poor hardware architecture base (x86-AT), a PC-type<BR>that was originated back
in the end 80ees, early 90ees and "only" got upgraded<BR>in time).<BR><BR>Any
other RAM installed will never be used. This is not a Window's default
problem,<BR>but a mere standard hardware communicating problem on any PC
(x86-AT), eg<BR>PC hardware communicating-architecture (de)faults.<BR><BR>(see
Windows as a car's engine and the PC as the gearbox. If the
transmission<BR>cannot cooperate with engine's horsepower CC's, you will then be
dragging along,<BR>instead of racing the streets).<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Ton
Maas<BR>ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot)
when replying.<BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: Nicholas
Kormanik <nkormanik@xxxxxxxxxx><BR>To:
<metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx><BR>Sent: dinsdag 15 juni 1999 21:10<BR>Subject:
Faster MS Win 6.5 Explorations Using Cache???<BR><BR><BR>> I, too, regularly
rue the extreme bottleneck in disk activity when doing<BR>> explorations,
feeling that with optimal cache the time taken should be<BR>> one-tenth, or
less.<BR>><BR>> But, alas, I know of no way to tell Windows 98 to increase
cache size. I so<BR>> miss the old days of Norton disk
cache.<BR>><BR>> Is there a way?? Is there a third-party cache
program that we can<BR>> completely trust?<BR>><BR>> My system has 128
megs of RAM, and generally most of it sits idly, while my<BR>> hard disk
grinds away.<BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>>
Nicholas<BR>><BR>><BR><BR></P></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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Windows 95 and 98 are not based on the same memory models and limitations do
not applay the same way.
The 4x times factor is not true for NT (both NT Workstations and Server) and
NT 2000 enterprise ex NT5. NT is pure 386 paged mode (except the TCP/IP
layer with is still 286 extended mode type code, but it will be changed in
the NT2000 enterprise), the limit per program is a lot more than 128 Mb.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lionel Issen
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 2:03 AM
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Faster MS Win 6.5 Explorations Using Cache???
Ton:
Thanks for this posting. You have clarified an important issue for me.
You are saying that I upgrade to Win2000 to get better perfromance, that
simply getting more RAM wont help.
I used to be involved with standards and products liability. A litigant
could win/lose a case if the product met or did not meet recognized
industrial standards and performed under normal and expected use. For
software I guess the standard should be that it performs its expected
function in a reasonable and efficient way, with no or very few bugs.
There are programs that will convert MAC and PC programs, we need one that
will convert PC to Linnux programs.
Warm regards
Lionel Issen
----- Original Message -----
From: A.J. Maas <anthmaas@xxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: Faster MS Win 6.5 Explorations Using Cache???
> You can install 10,000 Mb of RAM (if that would be possible, that is) but
your OS
> will only be able to use about 4 times the by manufacturer's set minimal
hardware
> requirements, eg the default recomendations times 4 is maximum RAM use:
> - for Win95 this would be 8 Mb (times 4=32 Mb) and
> - for Win98 16Mb (x4=64 Mb)
> - for WinNT4 32 (x4=128 Mb)
> - for Win2000 64 (x4=256 Mb).
> This stems from their lab-tests output readings, as to how the Program
(i.e. OS),
> for maximum, can influence the poor hardware architecture base (x86-AT),
a PC-type
> that was originated back in the end 80ees, early 90ees and "only" got
upgraded
> in time).
>
> Any other RAM installed will never be used. This is not a Window's
default problem,
> but a mere standard hardware communicating problem on any PC (x86-AT), eg
> PC hardware communicating-architecture (de)faults.
>
> (see Windows as a car's engine and the PC as the gearbox. If the
transmission
> cannot cooperate with engine's horsepower CC's, you will then be dragging
along,
> instead of racing the streets).
>
> Regards,
> Ton Maas
> ms-irb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Dismiss the ".nospam" bit (including the dot) when replying.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Nicholas Kormanik <nkormanik@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: dinsdag 15 juni 1999 21:10
> Subject: Faster MS Win 6.5 Explorations Using Cache???
>
>
> > I, too, regularly rue the extreme bottleneck in disk activity when
doing
> > explorations, feeling that with optimal cache the time taken should be
> > one-tenth, or less.
> >
> > But, alas, I know of no way to tell Windows 98 to increase cache size.
I so
> > miss the old days of Norton disk cache.
> >
> > Is there a way?? Is there a third-party cache program that we can
> > completely trust?
> >
> > My system has 128 megs of RAM, and generally most of it sits idly,
while my
> > hard disk grinds away.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Nicholas
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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