Re: Extended RAM in //e: will applesoft utilize?

[BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com>]

On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 11:36:10 AM UTC-6, pac...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Any tips on how to create a RAM disk in Applesoft?

If you're using prodos it will already exist if you have a slinky-ram (slot ram) card.  If you have a RamFactor you can edit the size of the ram drive by just activating the card.  For example if it is in slot 5, then just type PR#5.  If you're using a RamWorks then you'll have to install the resident driver first -- check the AE RamWorks disk for the driver and docs on that.  I'm not too sure about other cards.

I used my ramfactor + zip chip to load several HGR/DHGR frames into memory and then perform flipbook-style animation.  In retrospect it could have been done a lot more efficiently with assembly code and avoiding the prodos block transfers.  But for something I did in 8th grade it was pretty darn awesome.  ;-)

-B