Re: RamWorks 3 with expander

[Mike Maginnis <maginnis@computist-project.net>]

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:01:09 -0800, "Michael J. Mahon"
<mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

>Mike Maginnis wrote:
>> On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 10:44:35 -0800 (PST), Warren Ernst
>> <wernst@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>On Mar 7, 8:51 am, aiiad...@gmail.com wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> --<snip>--
>> 
>> 
>>>I *KNOW* AW3 does, for it sees my RW card and it has never been
>>>patched.
>>>
>>>-Warr
>> 
>> 
>> Interesting.  My "AW 3 Expander User's Manual" from Applied
>> Engineering states that their "AW 3 Expander" program (for AppleWorks
>> 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0) which shipped with my RamWorks III, makes the
>> following enhancements to AppleWorks 3.0:
>> 
>> * Increased records in the Data Base -- up to 23,290
>> * Increased lines in the Word Processor -- up to 23,290
>> * Multiple disk file-saving capability
>> * Printer Buffer (for RamWorks and Z-RAM products)
>> * Print-file cache
>> * Buffer size option (for IIgs)
>> * Reserve RamFactor size for use as a RAMdisk
>> * On-screen time display option (with ProDOS clock)
>> * Expander options menu
>
>These capabilities are all in addition to the increase in available
>desktop space that Appleworks will use *without* extender software.
>
>Of course, they make the increased space much more useful for large
>files.
>
>-michael
>
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Sorry, I didn't mean to make it seem like I thought he was incorrect.
I just found it interesting that the manual makes it appear the
Expander provides mostly redundant functionality.

Mike Maginnis
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