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Article #98Re: Why Cache? (Was: ZEOS, "OUT-OF-MEMORY" errors...)
From: Steven Whitlatch
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 1994 04:14
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 1994 04:14
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In article <jackerman.4.2DA1D278@p01.mn15.honeywell.com>, jackerman@p01.mn15.honeywell.com (John Ackerman) writes: |> In article <2nr155$j1p@char.vnet.net> merlin@char.vnet.net (Mystical Wizard) writes: |> |> >I've had my ZEOS 486DX2-66 for about 15 months now. It would be fair |> >to say that I have my fair share of problems with this system. ... |> >(Much deleted regarding problems with cache memory) |> |> A lot of the problems with ZEOS systems appear to deal with the optional cache |> memory. My ZEOS DX2-66 system (no cache except the 8k on the 486 chip) has |> been trouble-free for over a year, and plenty fast for my needs. |> |> I can't help but wonder what the extra cache would do for performance, though. |> |> Does anyone have benchmark numbers with and w/o the optional cache, |> or with 128k vs. 256k? Is it really worth the extra ~$250? It apperars that we have our first frequently asked question on alt.sys.pc-clone.zeos. :) I asked this same thing about a month ago. And considering the low volume here . . . . I recall the Zeos techs telling me that the performance increase would amount to about 10 per-cent in ms-windows, if WinTach were used. I'm interested in what kind of benefit I'd be getting in X under Linux and XFree. Anyone from Zeos reading this? Steve Whitlatch swhitlat@prism.nmt.edu
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1001b2,cc3202b80d89c83d X-Google-Attributes: gid1001b2,public X-Google-Thread: 112542,cc3202b80d89c83d X-Google-Attributes: gid112542,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1994-04-05 21:14:27 PST Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.zeos,biz.zeos.general Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!darwin.sura.net!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!mimbres.cs.unm.edu!nmt.edu!nmt.killer ewagoner@nmt.edu!swhitlat From: swhitlat@gray.nmt.edu (Steven Whitlatch) Subject: Re: Why Cache? (Was: ZEOS, "OUT-OF-MEMORY" errors...) Message-ID: <1994Apr6.041427.7079@nmt.edu> Sender: swhitlat@gray (Steven Whitlatch) Nntp-Posting-Host: gray Organization: New Mexico Tech References: <2nr155$j1p@char.vnet.net> <jackerman.4.2DA1D278@p01.mn15.honeywell.com> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 1994 04:14:27 GMT Lines: 34