Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwvax!umn-d-ub!umn-cs!bungia!quest!viper!dynasoft!john 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. Lines: 24 X-Member-Of: STdNET (ST Developer's Network) [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. --- John StanleySoftware Consultant / Dynasoft Systems