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awest@ub.d.umn.edu (The Piano Man) writes:
> 
> First, what is a "RAM-disk" and how do I create one?

A RAM disk is a clever little program that fool your st into thinking it
has another drive connected when in fact the drive in a block of memory.

This is *very* simplistic, but the principle is that because a ram-disk
is in memory, access is *very* fast. You can get alot of different ram-disk
set up programs, which offer various features including reset-proof
ramdisks (remember memory gets wiped when you turn off, so copy everything
you want off of the disk before you switch off!) so that you can recover 
your ramdisk after a reset (pretty handy).
 
> What programs should I use, and where are the directions for archivers for
> .lzh files??  (I just want to extract them!!!)

.lzh files need the lharc.ttp program, most pd archives hold at least 
one version of this program. lancs.pdsoft in the uk have it, atari.archive
too, look in your nearest local archive.


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