Re: 16MB on GS w/AE RamKeeper

[chrisw@eagle.ais.net (Chris Wicklein)]

Richard Der (rder@pro-palmtree.cts.com) wrote:
:  
:  
: Question:
:  
: In the 1989 Applied Engineering catalog, there's a product called
: the RamKeeper. It is a full sized card that plugs into the memory
: expansion slot of the GS and provides two memory card sockets of
: its own. There's a gel-cell battery that sits outside the computer
: and a charger unit to keep it powered.
:  
: Has anyone tried to install 16MB on a RamKeeper? How well does it
: work?

	I'm going to take a stab in the dark and say that any utility of 
an 8M VNRAM disk has diminished since 1989 with the introduction of FAST 
(and cheap) SCSI and IDE drives.  The name of the RAMFast board hints at 
the fact that with a fast drive DMA can match RAM disk performance.


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