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Article #11083Re: Sample CONFIG.SYS file for DOS 5.0, QEMM 5.1x and 4DOS
From: Ralph Sims
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 14:34
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 14:34
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nyet@nntp-server.caltech.edu (n liu) writes: > >BUFFERS=4 > I assume that by setting the buffers,fcbs, and stack vars so small you can > save a couple of K. How low is "safe" for most uses (windows, mathematica, > etc. etc.). Do i just set 'em all real tiny and wait for an app to bitch abou > not having enough? or is that inviting problems? We had set up low DOS buffers to allow maximum efficiency in a cache. Most of our applications use dBASE III+, which DEMANDS (it appears) at least 8 DOS buffers. For some strange reason, even allocating more buffers via LOADHI didn't work. We were plagued with scrambled databases, which required major surgery to resuscitate. Since setting BUFFERS=10 and sacrificing a tad in cache performance, I don't have to spend a lot of time playing with the tape backup. As ever, mileage may vary.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!mintaka!ogicse!milton!sumax!halcyon!ralphs From: halcyon!ralphs@seattleu.edu (Ralph Sims) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Sample CONFIG.SYS file for DOS 5.0, QEMM 5.1x and 4DOS Message-ID: <sZcJ41w164w@halcyon.uucp> Date: 14 Jun 91 14:34:15 GMT Article-I.D.: halcyon.sZcJ41w164w References: <1991Jun14.070037.17625@nntp-server.caltech.edu> Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service Lines: 18