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In <1993Jan9.140857.46260@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:

>Hello there,

>	I have the following questions:
>1. TO simulate disk cache with dos and windows you can either put the
>statements

Uh, this doesn't "simulate" disk cache; this IS a disk cache.

>a) devicehigh=c:\smartdrv.sys     in the config.sys file or
>b) loadhigh=c:\smartdrv.exe       in the autoexec.bat file

This is not an 'either/or' situation.  The first is how you do it if
you are using Windows 3.0 -- the second is the cache from Windows 3.1,
and you shouldn't be using a loadhigh statement with it, as it will
load itself high.

>What is the difference between the 2 statements?

Other than the preceding, you mean?

>Also, how much cache would be recommended to have with a total of 4MB ram when
>you run windows?

As little as possible (like 512k or so).  In my opinion, 4 MB isn't
really enough to run Windows very well, if you are doing anything with
it. 

>2. I have aproblem with the path statement of dos.
>If I type the following statement in the dos prompt
>PATH = C:\DOS; C:\WINDOWS; C:\STACKER;
>in capital letters it works but if I put it in a batch file such as the
>autoexec.bat file it tells me "Too many parameters". Does anybody have any
>ideas as to what the problem might be?

I don't have my documentation handy, but the preceding looks wrong.
Check in the manual under 'PATH' (or if you can't find it, mail me and
I'll answer it from home, where I have a manual near my desk).  One
thing wrong is that final ';' on the line.  The case shouldn't matter,
by the way. 

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