> is a simple utility which allows you to turn on and off the caches
> on Macs with a 68(LC)040 processor.
>
>
> if you do NOT have such a Mac (or if you somehow are using System 6)
> then DON'T TRY TO USE Cache TooL
>
>
> With '040 machines Apple provided a small control panel called
> 'Cache Switch' which served a similar purpose. The two drawbacks
> are:(i) unless you know to press option as you click, you have to
> restart your machine for it to take effect, (ii) you can only switch
> both caches at once.
> Cache TooL allows you to switch either of them on/off whenever you
> like.
>
> Switching off one (or both) of the two caches (data cache and/or
> instruction cache - also called the code cache) may allow some older
> applications to run on your machine once more. It will also
> seriously degrade the speed of your machine. However, you may find
> that your old application may only need one of the caches turned off
> as it is launched, or at particular points during its operation -
> experiment to find out when it crashed and when it doesn't. -See
> About at 1st Launch.
Also See: [Adrian Umpleby][1]
#1: v1.0a
Compatibility
Architecture: 68k
Only for System 7.x
[1]:
http://macintoshgarden.org/author/adrian-umpleby