Smartdrive

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Smartdrive
       
           A {Microsoft} {MS DOS} {disk cache} program
          to speed up disk access.
       
          For most users, a 1MB cache is sufficient.  Devoting more


          memory to the cache offers diminishing returns, since the
          additional cache hits become fewer (and the extra memory could
          be better used to reduce {swapping}).
       
          Typing SMARTDRV /S at a DOS prompt shows the cache size, a
          hit-and-miss report, and information about which drives are
          being cached.  The hit-and-miss statistics are crucial for
          gauging the effectiveness of SmartDrive settings.  A score in
          the high 80s shows that SmartDrive is well configured.  Run
          SMARTDRV /S several times during a Windows session and note
          the-hit-and-miss figures each time.  If your percentage
          usually falls below 80 percent, you should consider increasing
          the cache size.  You can edit the SMARTDRV line in your
          {AUTOEXEC.BAT} file to increase both the InitCacheSize and the
          WinCacheSize parameters.
       
          SmartDrive Monitor is an undocumented Windows program that
          comes with DOS 6.0 for logging and controling the cache.
       
          (1995-11-22)