Re: RAM cards

[dog_cow@macgui.com (D Finnigan)]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> On 9/18/2010 11:00 PM, KP wrote:
>>
>> Are you sure of that last?  Why does the Ramfactor manual include
>> instructions on using the Ramfactor RAM to expand the size of the
>> AppleWorks desktop?  Doesn't that necessarily mean that the Ramfactor
>> is being used as expansion RAM for programs?
> 
> He meant that it can never be addressed directly, so, for example,
> it can never have code executed from it.
> 
> Code can be copied from a "Slinky" card to RAM and executed there.
> 
> Appleworks uses expansion cards to store "segments" which are primarily
> data, but code can be saved and reloaded as "segments", too.
> 

Or in other words, it's good for swap space.