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Re: RamFast SCSI question (comparison)



Wayne Stewart wrote:

> Jeff Blakeney wrote:
> 
>> Does the rev C RamFAST have any cache at all?  I thought it was more
>> like the Apple cards and didn't have any on board cache.  The rev D
>> RamFAST came with either 256 KB or 1 MB of cache.
> 
>> If the rev C doesn't have any cache then the rev D will definitely be
>> faster.  Especially under ProDOS 8.
> 
> The rev C has 256k cache. I like using the rev D with 1mb cache in my
> IIe. Like using a RAMdisk but better as you don't need to preload
> anything but also it looks ahead and preloads a few k into it's cache.
> 
> I haven't used the rev C much. I bought it because I read some old
> postings suggesting it would work on a II+. I tried a couple different
> ROMs but had no luck. Their ads said enhanced IIe or IIgs but sometimes
> there's ways around these things or in this case not.
> 
> Wayne

How do I know if my Rev D card has 1 meg of cache?