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Re: Moving binary files to /RAM

Simon Williams wrote:



This is not true with ProDOS' /RAM. To make the best use of the memory,
ProDOS only uses 1 block for file info. IIRC, the root of /RAM holds only 13(?) file name entries. Subdirectories are the key to take advantage of /RAM. 


13 sounds right... I hit that roadblock a while back, so I've been using
a subdirectory all along. Could it be that the directory is fragmented
in a way that ProDos has to sspend more time looking for the last files?
I don't think so. However, if you run a program which makes use of the aux' 64k you may see problems. 

I'm wondering if you might have a weak ram chip.


I feel myself very quickly going out of my depth... :(


Hang in there. The results will be worth it.

Cheers,
Mike T.