OK to use Mac RAM cache?

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From: Alex Pournelle
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 1990 10:55

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Until recently, I didn't have but the 1Mbyte in my Plus, but with
2.5Mbytes it's a valid 'un...

Is it really safe to use the Mac General CDEV's RAM cache?  I had heard
(this is another one of those vaguely recalled hacker's tales, possibly
in need of dispelling) that they were deferring writes and cache
coherency wasn't guaranteed at shutdown.  So, in the immortal words of
WIlliam Golding: "Is it safe?"

	Alex

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From: alex@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us (Alex Pournelle)
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Subject: OK to use Mac RAM cache?
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