Tom,
No, we never recommended a RAMDRIVE for the call database, which would
require NA to look on a different drive (other than the default) for
MASTER.DTA. I think you're remembering the suggestion to use the SMARTDRV
disk cache, which I briefly described in a response to K7BG.
I would still recommend using SMARTDRV, even with a fast CPU. A Pentium
does not speed up the hard disk accesses, which is the main delay when
using a call database. A Pentium-class machine typically is equipped with
a fast hard disk, but it still can't keep up with RAM. If you're running
NA in a DOS window under Win95/NT, I *think* the disk cache is
automatically enabled based on the response times I've seen. However, like
many things under Win95, its difficult to discern what's truly going on :-(
73,
Dave
Tom Ogburn <togburn@wwbt.com>@contesting.com on 12/09/99 02:13:33 PM
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Dave,
Didn't you recommend at one time using a RAMDRIVE and copying the
master.dta file to it and running it from there? I seem to remember doing
that on my 486 a few years ago. I'm spoiled now with a P200 in the shack!!
Tom
Tom Ogburn - Technician at WWBT Television, Richmond, VA
Amateur Radio Callsign N4ZJ (ex WB4BVY, AD4KE)
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