Simone2013
Experienced Member
Hi to all
I noticed this problem with slow XT/AT Clone with huge (for the time) hard disk in FAT16. The first DIR and similar operation involved DOS int 21h/36h for calculating free clusters... this takes AGES on this type of machine... but
I've found a solution to this SLOWness!
I've made an application to overcome this DIR wait (because NO solution is available also today)
the concept is to "fool" dos saving the "free space" / realoading it at startup (maybe with AUTOEXEC.BAT).
So DIR command take Always the same time like from the 2nd DIR onward (also 1st) and it SAVE me most of the wait! It's not a TSR so no memory waste!
DOS 3.2+ required
I've published my app (FIXDTP.EXE) on my Facebook page. If you want join: https://www.facebook.com/OlivettiProdestPC1
If you are interested PM to me.
Hope this will help!
I noticed this problem with slow XT/AT Clone with huge (for the time) hard disk in FAT16. The first DIR and similar operation involved DOS int 21h/36h for calculating free clusters... this takes AGES on this type of machine... but
I've found a solution to this SLOWness!
I've made an application to overcome this DIR wait (because NO solution is available also today)
the concept is to "fool" dos saving the "free space" / realoading it at startup (maybe with AUTOEXEC.BAT).
So DIR command take Always the same time like from the 2nd DIR onward (also 1st) and it SAVE me most of the wait! It's not a TSR so no memory waste!
DOS 3.2+ required
I've published my app (FIXDTP.EXE) on my Facebook page. If you want join: https://www.facebook.com/OlivettiProdestPC1
If you are interested PM to me.
Hope this will help!