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Re: WARNING !!!!! MS WINDOWS 3.1 SmartDrive Problem

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From: Antony Chen
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 23:40
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That's not the end of it.  The new SmartDrive that comes with Windows 3.1
SUCKS!  It gave me such a headache because I always got errors when I tried
to download files.  The Write Cache would mess up the timings that my
comm program had.  And it's not that my computer is too slow (I have a
486-50).  Just turn the SmartDrv write cache off and save yerself a lot of
headaches.  Believe me.

Those stupid people at Microsoft.  First, they come up with a runt OS called
MS-DOS and keep modifying it so they can trick the consumer into thinking
it is actually semi-efficient. (It's not efficient, you just gotta spend the 
big bucks for a fast computer.)  Then, they come out with the ugliest looking
flight simulator out there (who like those graphics anyways?).  Now, they
come out with Windows. Their biggest trimuph.  Multi-tasking my butt.
AND WHAT?!  Bill Gates is the richest executive out there.  Life can be so
ironic.
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From: chena@crs.cl.msu.edu (Antony Chen)
Newsgroups: socs.misc,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.apps,mtl.general
Subject: Re: WARNING !!!!! MS WINDOWS 3.1 SmartDrive Problem
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Date: 13 Aug 92 23:40:04 GMT
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