Re: Shocking: RF SCSI slower than HS SCSI???

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <3jjsvn$6o3@gap.cco.caltech.edu>,
Todd P. Whitesel <toddpw@lust.ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:
>bazyar@netcom.com (Jawaid Bazyar) writes:
>>  If I ever get a chance to work on the RamFAST's firmware, an "easy"
>>fix would be to transfer large blocks that will obviously thrash the
>>cache straight from disk to Apple memory. This can be done with the
>>RamFAST's hardware.

>Hell, I'd pay double the usual upgrade price for that. Anybody else with
>me? Let's make it happen! (heh heh)

   Yeah, count me in also. While you're at it, how about turning off
interrupts while the disk is being accessed? :) If you're worried about
things, make it an advanced programmer option, fairly well hidden, but
gives us a bit of a speed upgrade.

Nathan Mates
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