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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au!news.apana.org.au!cantor.edge.net.au!news.teragen.com.au!news.access.net.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!newsfeeds.sol.net!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news.mathworks.com!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!warwick!news.coventry.ac.uk!not-for-mail From: justin@vide.coventry.ac.uk (Justin Murdock) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Dual booting between FreeBSDand Win95 Date: 15 Feb 1997 16:49:52 +0000 Organization: Visual and Information DEsign centre, Coventry Universtiy Lines: 24 Message-ID: <53k9oa815b.fsf@vice.vide.coventry.ac.uk> References: <3301699f.14161936@nntp.sirius.com> <5e0ksu$d23@uuneo.neosoft.com> <5e1l73$fj4@news1.panix.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: vide-gate.coventry.ac.uk In-reply-to: awnbreel@panix.com's message of Fri, 14 Feb 97 12:18:06 GMT X-Newsreader: Gnus v5.0.12 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35633 >>>>> "Michael" == Michael R Weholt <awnbreel@panix.com> writes: Michael> In article <5e0ksu$d23@uuneo.neosoft.com>, Michael> conrads@neosoft.com wrote: Michael> Q2: Somebody suggested that I might want to put the swap Michael> space on whatever drive FreeBSD *isn't* on. The idea being Michael> to take advantage of the two separate drive mechanisms, less Michael> wear&tear moving across across the disk getting to and from Michael> the swap. Does that make any sense? (BTW, I have 40meg Michael> memory.) Yes, moving the drive head is pretty much the bottleneck, the more independant heads, the less you'll have to wait. It probably won't make much difference, but it is *better* (All IMHO, and I've some wierd Os) -- ~ o - Attention Netscape Users: this sig is to be viewed in italic courier | - in black on a dark seashell background (#BAB1AA) and in a window not \_/ - less than 77 letters wide ADJUST YOUR BROWSER NOW. Thank you, Justin