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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:52997 comp.os.386bsd.development:1057 Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.os.386bsd.development Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!wupost!gumby!news.cs.andrews.edu!isengard.cs.andrews.edu!gillham From: gillham@isengard.cs.andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) Subject: Re: More annoyance on the DMA problem Message-ID: <CBqAHw.Cry@news.cs.andrews.edu> Keywords: DMA i8237 8254 Sender: news@news.cs.andrews.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: isengard.cs.andrews.edu Organization: Andrews University References: <jmonroyCBoq14.Kz0@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1993 02:49:06 GMT Lines: 43 In article <jmonroyCBoq14.Kz0@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: > > > More annoyance on the problem with the DMA/RAM refresh > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Some facts from: > "IBM Personal Computer Troubleshooting and & Repair > for the IBM PC, PC/XT, and PC AT" > by Robert C. Benner Ok, Ok, I've got a question. Now this is nothing personal against Mr. Monroy or anything, this article just solidified it. Ok, the question.... Why the hell do I care if my floppy disk drive is 100% optimized as long as it can read the stupid disks? I personally have ZERO interest in using floppies for *ANYTHING* except the bare minimum necessary to boot my stinkin' PC! What's wrong with a SCSI tape drive? These floppy attached ones are nothing but trouble! They may be great in the single-tasking DOS world, but seem like a real pain in the multi-tasking world. Buy a stinkin' SCSI tape drive if you're *serious* about backing up your machine! It seems like a waste of bandwidth to flame/counter-flame over some vapor-code from a blowhard (seemingly) that simply speeds up something that we don't want to do anyway. I'd think all this raw coding talent should be spent on more significant things, for example, Mr. Evans' amazing interrupt/serial code. There is a perfect example of spending that extra effort and yielding *SIGNIFICANT* improvements at the kernel level rather that wasting time on seldom used drivers (as compared to kernel routines). Anyway, just my $.02 (or maybe $5.00) worth. IRETs, -Andrew -- ====================================================== Andrew Gillham gillham@andrews.edu Andrews University ...!aucis!gillham Berrien Springs, MI 49103