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When I got my fancy 1.6 GB harddisk I used `subst R: .\cd` to run my games needing the CD in the drive from a directory on the harddrive instead. Boy did load t
by Joe_Cool 2y ago
When I got my fancy 1.6 GB harddisk I used `subst R: .\cd` to run my games needing the CD in the drive from a directory on the harddrive instead. Boy did load times improve a ton.
- pavlov 2y agoCD-ROMs were extremely slow from a modern point of view. The original 1x speed was 150 KB/s, or 1.2 Mbps. That’s like trying to stream over a 3G mobile network with substantial packet loss, except it’s physically inside your computer.
- bluedino 2y agoPlus 400-500ms seek times and a driver that might suck up all your precious CPU when reading data