3.7 Machine you would like to buy...

Q: What is the optimal system configuration for running DJGPP?

A: Here is the description of your dream machine (at least for the next 6 months :-):

• Hardware:
  • the fastest CPU you can find on the market (a 733 MHz Pentium III, as of this writing) with a 100 MHz memory bus and Intel 440BX chipset;
  • at least 512KB second-level, a.k.a. L2, cache memory;
  • 256 MByte RAM;
  • PCI-based motherboard;
  • 22GB SCSI-II hard disk with bus-mastering controller;
• Software:
  • DOS, device drivers and TSRs all loaded HIGH, leaving only 5K DOS footprint in lower (under 640K) memory;
  • 16 MByte RAM disk installed, TMPDIR environment variable points to it (e.g., set TMPDIR=e:, if E: is the RAM drive letter);
  • 32 MByte of disk cache, set to delayed-write operation;