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<h2>3.7 Machine you <em>would like</em> to buy<small>...</small></h2>

<p><em><strong>Q</strong>: What is the optimal system configuration for running DJGPP?</em>

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<p><strong>A</strong>:  Here is the description of your dream machine (at least for the
next 6 months <b>:-)</b>:

<ul>
<li>Hardware:

<ul>
<li>the fastest CPU you can find on the market (a 733 MHz Pentium III, as of
this writing) with a 100 MHz memory bus and Intel 440BX chipset;
<li>at least 512KB second-level, a.k.a. L2, cache memory;
<li>256 MByte RAM;
<li>PCI-based motherboard;
<li>22GB SCSI-II hard disk with bus-mastering controller;
</ul>

<li>Software:

<ul>
<li>DOS, device drivers and TSRs all loaded HIGH, leaving only 5K DOS
footprint in lower (under 640K) memory;
<li>16 MByte RAM disk installed, <code>TMPDIR</code> environment variable points to
it (e.g., <kbd>set TMPDIR=e:</kbd>, if E: is the RAM drive letter);
<li>32 MByte of disk cache, set to delayed-write operation;
</ul>

</ul>

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