Re: Ramdisk + harddrive

[Geo3 <grent3@gmail.com>]

On Friday, May 10, 2013 7:13:24 AM UTC-4, RJ wrote:
> Hi,
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> computer system:
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> IIgs, Rom 3, 4 meg ram card, 80meg hard drive (scsi).
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> I would like to know if this is possible.  I have been reading up on
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> FLashBoot software to enable my 4 meg ram as a ramdrive.  What i would like
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> to do is use my ramdisk (max 2400k storage thru flashboot) to hold system
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> 6.0.1, but instead of creating the flashboot image disk on 3.5 diskette, i
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> would like to put these created image disks on the hard drive and when i
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> boot the computer up, i want it to access the image disk and ultimately use
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> the flashboot ramdisk to boot up system 6.0.1.  Is this possible? Or should
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> i leave the system 6.0.1 on physical hard drive?  I basically want to test
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> the speed of the ramdrive upon loading a maxed out system 6.0.1 with
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> accessories and compare that to my hard drive speed.  Any feedback will
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> always be appreciated, thanks.

Hi,
 First you would need a RamCharger. That is a battery backup to keep the Ramdisk from losing its contents. As when you power off everything you loaded would be gone.
 Next when you say a maxed out system do you mean it physically or just the GS/OS? As you can probably exceed the 4meg with all the extras added to the GS/OS. Rsounds can take up a lot of room.
 As far as speed goes the RamFast is faster booting than Apples cards. But only in HDs below 500meg as they get bigger the advantage in speed goes away.