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Subject: Re: Ed, please answer important questions about Rebel10.

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 11:06:54 08/23/98

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>Hi Ed,

>1. Does Rebel10 with large database run fine under 100% MS-DOS when my
>computer has 72 MB RAM and 60 MB hash table?

Yes.

But run Rebel on Win95/98 as then the cdrom is cached and the access
goes much faster.


>2. Does Rebel10 screen look much better than Rebel9 when running under Win95?

Is the screen under Windows different then?
I am not aware of this.

Anyway there are some screen shots on my web site, section "new features".

>3. Does Rebel10 still have any memory conflict with the file called himem.sys
>in Windows 95 if a computer has more than 60 MB RAM?  Is the conflict with
>Rebel10 completely solved now?

Rebel10 install will create a normal Windows group with an icon. Use the
icon or even better drag the icon to your desktop. Believe me it is much
better to run Rebel from Win95/98 then via DOS. I cannot emphasize this
enough as Rebel10 is tuned to run best on W95/98.

However if you insist on DOS then do it using F8 plus "Safe Mode". You then
have some extra speed gain of 5% and can use a slightly bigger hash table.
Since ages I never start Rebel in this way myself, it's not worth all the
trouble.

>4. How many megabytes of hard disk space does Rebel10 occupy?

Unknown yet. I guess not more than 3-4 Mb if you leave all the extra
stuff on Cdrom.

>5. Does Rebel10 automatically read Million Base database or EOC opening trees
>from CD-ROM drive only with no problem?

Sure.

>6. Does Rebel10 read or search Million Base database from CD-ROM drive much
>faster than Rebel9 does?  If yes, how many times faster?

No differences in speed but again be sure your cdrom is cached. Win95/98
automatically does that for you.

>7. Does Rebel10 read EOC from CD-ROM drive extremely fast in few
>seconds or less?

EOC is extremely fast. The whole tree is displayed within 5-7 seconds
from a 24 x speed cdrom. From harddisk of course it takes less than a
second.

- Ed -


>I cannot copy Million Base database or EOC to my hard disk, because my hard
>disk has limit space.

>I am considering about purchasing Rebel10 in the near future, but I need clear
>answers from you first.

>Thank you,
>Eran
>Rebel9 End User




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