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From: jim mckie jmk@pla...
Subject: CPU server
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 15:03:05 -0500

The PC fileserver code has always been aware of this, the cpuserver/terminal
code needs some fixes which went out recently.

>From all the problems which others are finding in the PC disc drivers it should
be apparent how much we actually use discs on pc's.

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forsyth@pla... writes:
| with less than 16mbytes, the system will page dramatically when you
| link the PC kernel.

Speaking of that, don't pc's with isa devices need bounce buffers in
the device drivers in order to access more than 16M?