Re: Maxima: boot from RAM ????

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From: the End
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:55

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> Maxima can be configured to create a RAM disk at start-up, copy files to
>the RAM disk, including system files, and then boot off the system on the RAM
>disk. You really only need to copy the system and finder to the RAM disk to
>boot off of it. The system will use any additional system files it needs from
>the hard disk. This allows for a smaller RAM disk. 

Have you seen Roger Bates' latest shareware Ram disk ? It creates a RAM disk
on startup, copies designated files to it and then, if possible, uses the 
finder and system files on the RAM disk for access WITHOUT REBOOTING. This 
would seem seem an improvement over Maxima (ie. one boot is better than two :).

What do you think ?

Jim

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