Re: 8MB GS RAM cards

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 pubpc1@library.ucla.edu wrote:

> 
> However, at 13.75MHz, DMA just shaves a second or two off booting,
> so the loss of DMA is not that bug a deal (ie. 10 seconds with DMA
> on and 11 seconds with DMA off, if I remember correctly).
> 

I have a similar set-up. Where DMA is _very_ noticeable is when
you do a large file copy from a CD-ROM or do a find file search
on a CD-ROM. With DMA turned off, it is extremely agonizing!
(Admittedly, with DMA turned on it is still slow but the
speed increase is very noticeable)

FWIW, I have an Apple CD150...a sturdy drive but very slow.

Paul.
pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz