Command: tickle

  TICKLE is a read-ahead for LBACACHE. This gives extra speed to
  floppy disk drives.

Syntax:

  tickle [/CHS] [/LBA] [/?]

Options:

  /CHS  Old harddisk read-ahead on (CHS mode - Cylinder/Head/Sector).
  /LBA  New harddisk read-ahead on (LBA mode - Logical Block Adressing).
  /?    Shows the help.

Comments:

  TICKLE reads the whole floppy track at once when you
  first read anything in a track - this is faster because
  the floppy has to revolve less often.
  Floppy read-ahead is always on.
  Load LBACACHE with FLOP option enabled first!
  Do not LH / LOADHIGH TICKLE, risk of data loss / DMA problems!
  For more information see:
  https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/
  packet: lbacache, section: DOC  OR:
  https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/base/lbacache/-/tree/master/DOC/LBACACHE

Examples:

  To speed up a diskette:
    lbacache FLOP  (Enables floppy cache)
    tickle         (Floppy read-ahead is always on)

See also:

  cdrcache.sys
  lbacache
  lh/loadhigh

  Copyright © 2004 Robert Platt, updated 2008 and 2022
  by W. Spiegl.

  This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
  See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.