At 06:55 -0500 on 18/08/01, R.A. Cantrell wrote: >> One of the Cameron Kaiser's wrote: >> >> A useful hack you might not know is to always have a 768k disk cache,... >> >> Yeah, It's something about forcing the system to use all of the on-board >> RAM so the programs will use the faster stuff in the slots. A simple >> trick but a good one. > >Could you elaborate on this a bit? Is this applicable across a broad >spectrum of machines, ram configurations, drives, etc. Is it a universal ? >(the above are earnest questions, not rhetorical challenges) Only the IIsi and IIci (of most relevant Macs) use DRAM for video display, and using the whole first meg of DRAM for non-application use speeds things up, but only on a IIsi. Doing it on a IIci requires dedicating one bank to disk cache/VRAM (I think it's bank A) and it's kinda a waste to have four RAM slots in a IIci filled with 4MB RAM or less, since that drops your available RAM down from 128 to 64MB. p _____________________________________________________ the pickle The FAQ <http://macfaq.binhost.com/> The Archive <http://www.jmug.org/software/thepickle/> _____________________________________________________ -- 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>
