Re: /RAM5 with slot 5 card?

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <32np8r$e7a@meaddata.meaddata.com>,
John Townsend <johnt@meaddata.com> wrote:
> I would like to be able to use the /RAM5 RAM disk on my ROM 3 IIGS, but I
> also have a card in slot 5 (a SuperDrive controller) that I want to be able
> to use, and selecting the card from the control panel disables /RAM5.  Is
> there any way I can have both?  Is there some other way to automatically
> initialize a RAM disk when GS/OS 6.0.1 starts up?  Thanks!

You're already half way there.  System 6.0.1 includes a "RAM5" driver
which can create and use the RAM5 disk even if you have slot 5 set to
"Your Card".  This driver is considerably faster than the firmware.

The catch: it can only be used in GS/OS, not ProDOS-8.

The other catch: if you're booting from a floppy, you might not have
enough space to install the driver on your System Disk (a high density
3.5" disk should be OK unless you have several extensions installed).


I use the same technique as Chris - my SuperDrive controller card is
in slot 6, not slot 5, so I don't lose the RAM disk.  (I also have an
Apple 3.5 Drive connected to the IIgs Smartport, for the few programs
that don't work with the SuperDrive card, such as ZZCopy.)
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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