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From: "yeep" <yeep AT xs4all DOT nl>
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Subject: Re: [opendos] Re: [opendos-developer] Caching
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 17:48:01 +0100
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> > > Also, you say that in Linux(or other) that it is ready when the
> > > process ends, however this is not true.
> > 
> > I know, my point is, that we make it true!
> 
> In DOS? Or Linux?  That wont work in Linux because you can
> background a process.  It would be pointless to even try it in a
> multitasking OS like Linux.  Better to just not cache floppies.

DOS, if someone wants to have floppy caching.
I don't see a reason for floppy caching however.

> > OpenDOS uses nwcache, right?
> > So I think it works the same as in SMARTDRV.
> > You can turn off the foppy caching.
> > We should only make it the default value, in stead of like in SMARTDRV,
> > where the default is floppy cache on.
> 
> Yeah, I've got that disabled in DOS right now, but how does one
> do that in linux?  The mount manpage was less than informative.

Well, I'll ask the 'Linux wizards' at school :-)

	Yeep