Re: Presence of a IIc memory card

[Wayne Stewart <waynes@intergate.bc.ca>]

Seedbat@webtv.net wrote:

> Thanks for the responses!
>
> I've been using my IIc since 1986 but am not very technically proficient
> with these sorts of things. So perhaps you could answer a couple
> questions for me:
>
> If I do find a card, is it treated as an extension of the native 128K or
> is it treated as a RAM drive?

On the IIc it can be either or neither depending on the software you're
using. However if the software doesn't contain code for dealing with
this extra RAM, then it effectively won't exist.


> I use BeagleWrite for a word processor and it's limited to about 12
> pages per file due to memory constraints. I'd like the ability to write
> more than 12 pages per file, but if the memory extension is treated as a
> RAM drive, would it enable me to do this?

I have BeagleWrite 3.3 and tried it with a IIc with a 512k card
and ended up with a similiar limit. So I tried a IIgs with 8mb RAM
and the same deal. It occurred to me that possibly I missed
something so I tried a IIe with both a 1mb RamWorks and a 1mb
RamFactor and no luck there either. I'm guessing that the program
has a 128k limit and you're stuck with it. Unless of course there's a
later version I'm not aware of.


> I checked the manual but it wasn't very clear about this.
>
> I know it would be easier to switch to a IIgs, but I'm comfortable
> writing on my IIc. And I wouldn't trust a PC for this purpose.

There's other WP programs that'll let you write more pages but
none of them have the graphical interface that BeagleWrite does. If
you want both more pages and a graghic interface then you'll have
to upgrade to either a IIgs, a Mac or PC.


    Wayne