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Article #3210Re: Why is erase *.* slower with 4dos.com than with command.com?
From: Archie Warnock
Date: Wed, 22 May 1991 14:55
Date: Wed, 22 May 1991 14:55
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In article <1991May21.074445.14677@rtf.bt.co.uk>, traub@rtf.bt.co.uk (Michael Traub) writes... >Actually I think you'll find that Command.Com uses the old style FCBS >while 4DOS doesn't and that is the main cause of the perceived slowness. Correct - this was confirmed by the 4DOS authors on one of the PC-based nets. If I recall correctly, they also said a future release will include some sort of "fast delete" command. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Archie Warnock Internet: warnock@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov -- ST Systems Corp. SPAN: STARS::WARNOCK -- NASA/GSFC "Unix - JCL for the 90s"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!sdd.hp.com!news.cs.indiana.edu!widener!ukma!dftsrv!stars.gsfc.nasa.gov!warnock From: warnock@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (Archie Warnock) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: Why is erase *.* slower with 4dos.com than with command.com? Message-ID: <5390@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> Date: 22 May 91 14:55:08 GMT References: <komarimf.674744724@spiff.soe.clarkson.edu> <s47922w164w@halcyon.uucp> <1991May21.074445.14677@rtf.bt.co.uk> Sender: news@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov Reply-To: warnock@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov Organization: ST Systems Corp. - NASA/LASP Lines: 12 News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4