🚀 go-pugleaf

duck@nuustak.csir.co.za (Paul Ducklin) writes:

> IMHO, there are 2 ways to go with DOS right now -- either DR-DOS 6.0
> or MS-DOS 3.30. A few hassles I've had with DR's offering have
> annoyed me: "slow" floppy drives [why, BTW?]; ...
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>				  Interestingly, most of the cool
> utils from DR-6.0 work fine under MS-3.30 [eg: SUPERPCK, ...

  Only the *first* access (after insertion) to a floppy is slow because
DR DOS 6.0 reads in the whole FAT for later faster access. This is
documented in one of the information files on Novell's BBS and FTP
system (no pointers handy, but can try to find them).
  If you use Super PC-Kwik then all subsequent accesses to your floppies
will be very fast. (On my system) There is however always a very short
access (floppy drive light) even if the data is already in the cache
(and the volume-change detection is working correctly). I never
understood why that is. I had the same "problem" with HyperDisk (do not
remember which version, but can find out).

> Buy DR-DOS 6.0. I doubt you'll regret it. [Or ditch DOS altogether :-)].

  Words of immortal wisdom!

Frank Slootweg