From: Vincenzo Morello <morellov AT tin DOT it>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: _bios_disk() inefficiency
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 22:35:41 +0100
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I get very low performance in a DJGPP V2 program which has to read large
disk data in low level mode.
I use _bios_disk() to read the disk and the program runs *five times*
slower than in Borland real mode.

Any tips/tricks for  this problem ?

What about using DJGPP V1 ?

Thanks,
Vincenzo Morello (morellov AT tin DOT it)