BlitzDisk(tm) cache
18-Nov-87 14:57:34
Sb: #94025-BlitzDisk(tm) cache
Fm: Charlie Heath 74216,2117
To: Roy S. Laufer 72435,1025
Haven't benchmarked it yet. I suspect that's best left up to
someone a bit less interested in the results than I am. C-:
I think the best benchmark for a cache would be with some
practical application, like compiling a whole bunch of modules
that will be re-reading a lot of files like the #includes, but
also will keep reading and writing new different files that
would flush out retained cache buffers. Come to think of it,
though, I've been running with a real large cache instead of
using a RAMDISK so buffers practically never get flushed. But
for 512K and 1Meg systems, it's more important to retain the
right buffers than it is to have all out blazing speed.
…cheath