Hardy sagely wrote/quoted/knew: > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hardy Menagh) > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) > Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 09:24:57 -0400 (EDT) > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Vintage Macs) > Subject: Re: NFS > > Regarding the IIsi Disk Cache speed-up, I paraphrase from "Mac & Power > Mac Secrets" by David Pogue & Joseph Schorr. The IIsi uses it's 1 MB > on-board RAM both for video RAM and cache RAM. Any that's left over is > used by your programs, but it's much slower than using the SIMM RAM > especially if you are using colors on your monitor so the trick is to > cache all of the on-board RAM and force the programs to use the SIMMs, > hence setting the Disk Cache to 768k. They don't mention this working > with any other Macs. An alternative is to load a special init called "IIsi RAM-Muncher INIT" which is posted in quite a few places. Does the same thing, though the lower disk cache is prob. less potential hassle, as the author indicates that while "IIsi RAM-Muncher INIT" is active, VM and RAM Doubler must be off. Best Regards, Dana -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 740 Printers refurbished $79 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
