From owner-freebsd-current Thu Aug 7 18:46:03 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA14122 for current-outgoing; Thu, 7 Aug 1997 18:46:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from broon.off.connect.com.au (broon.off.connect.com.au [203.63.69.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA14111 for ; Thu, 7 Aug 1997 18:45:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from connect.com.au (ggm@localhost) by broon.off.connect.com.au with ESMTP id LAA07779 (8.8.5/IDA-1.6); Fri, 8 Aug 1997 11:44:46 +1000 (EST) To: Alex cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: flags 80ff works (like anybody doubted it) In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 07 Aug 1997 17:51:27 MST." Date: Fri, 08 Aug 1997 11:44:45 +1000 Message-ID: <7777.871004685@connect.com.au> From: George Michaelson Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > looks like 20%+ speedup across the board. Definately worth it. > > next stop, DMA. Not to be rude, but you'd probably get an equall great increase if not more so by switching to SCSI, along with reduced cpu usage. Sure. but I don't have the $$$ to do this. Anyway, if there is milage in making ISA work, I might as well try it. This is kinda a sore point for me. I've been at the top-end of box configs and I've been at the bottom. There are lots of users out there who just aren't going to get SMP enabled 512k cache m/b with fast-wide scsi, and making lower end configs work 'optimally' is important. I think it was said in 'insanely great' that shaving 1 second off the boot time for a Mac over the lifetime of the MacOS is like saving 10 peoples lifespans in time saved worldwide... -George -- George Michaelson | connect.com.au pty/ltd Email: ggm@connect.com.au | c/o AAPT, Phone: +61 7 3834 9976 | level 8, the Riverside Centre, Fax: +61 7 3834 9908 | 123 Eagle St, Brisbane QLD 4000