Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/12/05/18:10:09
From: | "Marp" <Marp AT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0>
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Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Subject: | Re: not good wiht DOS AT ALL
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Date: | Sun, 5 Dec 1999 17:40:12 -0500
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Leon <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au> wrote in message
news:199912052206 DOT RAA31170 AT delorie DOT com...
> this is the extract from FAQ on setting up dos system ( i think one
> actually needs to set up things - i have tried to just boot in dos mode
> (bypassing Win setup) and then rebuild the whole project - took 4 times
> longer then running same app with the same code in Win95 ;-)
>
> d. If you have more than 8 MBytes of RAM:
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> * Use a memory manager to load DOS, TSRs and device drivers
*HIGH*.
>
> HUH?! - i mean i am not DOS person - but how, where and why?!
> Perhaps there is someone out there who has the actual files (eg autoexec
> and config already containing these actions?!)
You load a memory manager (emm386 that comes with dos for example) and then
use the DEVICEHIGH in config.sys and LOADHIGH in autoexec.bat to load device
drivers and TSRs high.
>
>
> > * Install at least a 2-MByte-large disk cache, configured to >use
> the
> > delayed- write feature. If you have plenty of RAM, you can
> >give
> > your cache as much as 8 MBytes of memory.
>
> HUH? how and with what?
Using smartdrv that comes with dos is one way. Type "smartdrv /?" (no
quotes) at the dos prompt for a list of its switches.
>
> > * If you have more than 10 MBytes left, install a RAM disk >with
a
> >
> RAM disk?!
Using ramdrive.sys that comes with dos for example you can use system ram to
simulate a disk that can be used as workspace by gcc. ram disks can be
accessed a lot faster than actual disks.
>
> > size of at least 1.5 MBytes and point your `TMPDIR'
>environment
>
> TMPDIR ? where is that?
It's an environment variable like BLASTER. Use the SET command to change it.
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> >If your memory manager is `EMM386', I recommend to put the `NOEMS
>NOVCPI'
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> ?!
for example in config.sys:
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe NOEMS NOVCPI
Note that none of the stuff you listed above is REQUIRED. It's a suggested
configuration for optimal performance. I also suggest you read the
msdosdrv.txt in your windows directory.
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