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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 07:45:13 -0500 (EST)
From: "Jude T. DaShiell" <jdashiel AT clark DOT net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: termcap data base not found
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I tried putting some cache size numbers in but now that's all a moot
point.  When I reboot or start up the computer
my pv7.log file which captures messages written to the screen before it
comes up talking has
Your previous MS-DOS files were not found. MS-DOS startup failed.
Windows Expanded Memory Driver Version 4.95 Copyright 1988-1995
Microsoft Corp. EMM386 not installed - XMS manager not present. Press
any key when ready... 

Does anybody know what I broke to cause this situation? On Sun, 12 Dec
1999, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 10 Dec 1999, Jude T. DaShiell wrote:
> 
> > devicehigh=c:\windows\smartdrv.exe /n/f
> > the system gives me about 2mb smartdrives for both initial cache and
> > windows.
> 
> Most modern computers have enough memory to allow a much larger
> cache.  On a 64MB machine, I suggest a cache with at least 8MB of
> space, or even 10MB.  It pays off.
> 

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jude <jdashiel AT clark DOT net>

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