Re: ram disk

[blasjw@ntmtv.com (Joseph Blas)]

In article <gb72206@pro-nsdapple.cts.com> clueung@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Chantha Lueung) writes:
>Has anyone ever thought about modifying a ram card to retain it's data when
>it's turned off?
>
>Has anyone done it?
>I have a 4 meg gr ram card that i'd like to mess with.
>
>
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 Of course.  Applied Engineering used to make a card called RamKeeper.
It enables you to retain your data even in the event of a power
failure (a gel cell battery comes into play here).  Anyway, what you
get is kind of like a ROM disk that's really a RAM disk.  It's cool to
use it as your boot up device with GSOS.  I just sold my RamKeeper
but, before I packaged it, I had to test it out.  I found that
a plain jane system 6 loaded off of it in less than 8 seconds.  This
was with a TransWarp running at 10Mhz.  Pretty damn fast I'd say.

                       Later,

                         Joe


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