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Re: Help w/ GS Ramdisk and Prodos

Subject: Re: Help w/ GS Ramdisk and Prodos
From: dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
Date: 1998/11/03
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: Empsoft
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Ron Fucci <ron.fucci@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Thanks, I've done that.  I'm using Rom03 and tried the reset switch on
> the control panel  both ways, and bouncing the power.   I can't copy a
> file to the RAM disk, and utilities which display volumes don't see
> it.  Any other ideas ?

Do you have slot 5 set to "SmartPort"?  If you have it set to "Your
Card", then ProDOS can't access /RAM5 because the driver isn't
available.

(Don't confuse /RAM with /RAM5.  /RAM is the 64K auxiliary memory RAM
disk, which is a legacy from the IIe.  /RAM5 is specific to the IIgs.)

-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
Snail mail: P.O. Box 27-103, Wellington, New Zealand

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