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From a forum message by Eric Hill on Dec 31, 1988. Snarfs are units of data exchange that grew out of typical disk data transfer rates compared to typical seek times. A snarf has a size that is optimized for the transfer to seek ratio of the mass storage device used-- roughly a track. By reading a track-sized chunk of data structure into main memory, one is likely to get a large amount that will be needed immediately, with virtual no additional cost for bringing in the unneeded parts. --JohnDougan? |
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