[TRLog] Minimum PC requirements for TRLOG: Solution to Performance Problem

[Rich Beckwith]

Thanks to all who responded.  It turns out that running smartdrv solved my
problem.

I am ashamed I forgot about smart drive.  When I was supporting Win 3.1 PC's
I dealt with it everday. But that was ages ago, at least 10 computer years
(1:3 ratio, dog years 1:7).  I wished I had remembered this little trick.
It cost me the first 6 hours of the SS!

The real test will be the next contest, but everything looks good so far.  I
will consider modifying smartdrv for read cache only, but modern IDE drives
are pretty reliable.

For those that asked, the machine was running in DOS mode, NOT a window.
It's a MicroSlate ruggedized Pen computer with touch screen, PIII 266 64MB
2GB HD.  Yes, its overkill.

Rich - Wn0x


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