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Date:	Sun, 14 Nov 1999 19:25:26 +0100
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From:	Michelle Konzack <starone AT cybercable DOT fr>
Subject:	Re: What is the use of smartdrv.exe
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Hello,

I do not know "Vdrive" because it is a Win9x thing ???
I am working wit WfW 3.11 and I need Smartdrive because 
it is the Disk-Cache program.

If I am working without it, WfW 3.11 is very slow in 
writing data to disk.


Michelle


At 14:46 14.11.1999 +0800, you wrote
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MK>
MK>> Greetings ....
MK>>    If Windows wants to write such as 3kb file to HD (Hard Disk), he do it
MK>> softly. I use function fwrite and fread to read and write to HD. In
MK>> practice HD's led lights quite long, quite rough I think, even I only
MK>> write a small file.
MK>>    Is this the use of smartdrive.exe in Windows ??
MK>>    If true, is someone know how it works and is someone develope it for
MK>> djgpp community, please ...
MK>
MK>Smartdrive has not much of a use in Windows. Windows has its own smartdrive
MK>called Virtual drive, if I am not mistaken. Vdrive will take over the
MK>function of smartdrive in windows.
MK>
MK>Smartdrive is only useful if you use pure dos (not MS-DOS prompt).
MK>
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