From: ron DOT t DOT lewis AT softtech DOT brisnet DOT org DOT au (Ron T Lewis) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Win95 RAMDRIVE ? Date: 24 Apr 97 12:54:08 Organization: Soft-Tech +61-7-3869-2666 Lines: 36 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: softtech.brisnet.org.au To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Hello All, I thought some of you Win 95 users might like to here about a program called VRAMDIR. It only runs in Win95 unfortunately but I've found it reduces DJGPP compile times quite significantly. Eg. A complete build of my paint program takes 27 seconds without vramdir and 17 seconds with it installed. Basicly what it does is redirect your TEMP directories into dynamic allocated RAM and that's where the speed is achieved. DJGPP benefits as does RHIDE cos you can allocate the DJ TMP directory as a VRAMDIR priority. I'm running it with 32meg but the docs suggest it's as much advantage to those running 16meg machines. The DOWN SIDE is the SW demo only runs for 30 minutes which I found not really long enough to evaluate it fully but I've been running the $10 registered version now for a week and it's fitted in like one of the family. Anyone who could use an Auto Dynamic RamDrive can get more info from:- Virtual Software 15016 SE 63 St. Bellevue, WA 98006-4634 Fax: (206)649-8277 http://www.accessone.com/~virtual/vramdir.htm virtual AT accessone DOT com (OH! Well, Lifes like that Sumtimes) Regards Ron T Lewis ___ X CMPQwk #1.42X UNREGISTERED EVALUATION COPY