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From: dynasoft!john@stag.UUCP (John Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Cart. port ramdisks
Message-ID: <0824891345500985@dynasoft.UUCP>
Date: 24 Sep 89 18:45:50 GMT
Reply-To: dynasoft!john@stag.UUCP (John Stanley)
Organization: DynaSoft Systems, Minneapolis, MN.
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[BGB100@PSUVM.BITNET (Bruce Gene Blanar) writes...]
> A few days ago someone (I don't have the note-sorry) posted a message about
> wanting to find some specs/ schematics/ software for running a ramdisk
> off of the cartridge port.  I too am interested in finding out how to build
> one of these.  My 1040ST is tough to use with a 400K ramdisk!  (Yes, I know
> about the memory upgrades, but I'd like to consider all options first!)

  Save your self the development time and cost.  Just buy a MegaDisk or
UltraDisk (ramdisk cartridges) from Alpha Systems.  They already exist.
Are reasonably priced.  And they work great right out of the box.  You
can also buy a clock and/or battery backup option.  (Beleive me, there's
nothing quite so satisfactory as turning on your machine and having the
system boot in record time right off the -ramdisk- with all your tools
ready and waiting for you...)

  It's also a great and simple way to expand the effective size of your
machine past 4meg (or even just to upgrade a lower memory machine if you
want to use it as ramdisk space anyway...).

 I've had one for more than a year and have been -very- satisfied with it.

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John Stanley 
Software Consultant / Dynasoft Systems