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Re: Caches and Windows

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From: COLFELT ANDREW BRINTON W
Date: Thu, 30 May 1991 14:18
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indra@ashirvad.amd.com (Indra Singhal) writes:
>forrest@orion.sybase.com (Jon Forrest) writes:

>>I'm using QEMM 5.12, PC-KWIK 4.0, and DOS 3.3 on an 8meg 386 with
>>AMI BIOS and everything works fine in all three Windows modes.

>Is it true that PC-KWIK can dynamically allocate memory between a cache
>and ram disk? And relinquish memory using the LRU algorithm for windows
>when there is a need, ditto for ram-disk when you write to it?

In a word, Yes.  PC-Kwik will do all these things.  It also has a command
line editor so you can recall all DOS commands issued since boot-up with the
up/down arrow keys.

It's success with Windows has been proven; it won't trash your hard disk
and WILL cooperate with Windows' demands.  "It's the most advanced cache ever
created."

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Andrew BW Colfelt
colfelt@tramp.colorado.edu____________________________________________________
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Andrew BW Colfelt
colfelt@tramp.colorado.edu____________________________________________________
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Subject: Re: Caches and Windows
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