Re: RAM disk for system 7?

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From: Sven U. Grenander
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 15:52

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In article <BuL8tJ.z6@acsu.buffalo.edu>, triantos@acsu.buffalo.edu (Nick B
Triantos) wrote:
> 
> In article <1992Sep14.203705.27376@menudo.uh.edu> sunnyt@coding.bchs.uh.edu writes:
> 
> >Is there a ram disk program like 'Ram Disk+' or a new version of 'Ram Disk+'  
> >that works with system 7.  If there is one, is it commercial, shareware, or  
> >freeware??  I can't get 'Ram Disk+' (can't remember which verion, but its
> >kind of old) to run on my IIsi with system 7.  Any information will be
> >greatly appreciated. Thanx!!
> 
> On the shareware/freeware side, AppDisk, available at sumex, umich, etc., is
> nice.  Nothing too fancy last time I had looked at it, but it's apparently at
> least functional.  Commercially, there is Maxima, by Connectix, which is
> supposed to be great.  It allows for addressing up to 128MB of RAM, plus a RAM
> disk that can withstand restarts, shutdowns, and even crashes.  It's not too
> expensive (between $42-$50 where I've seen it in mail order), and Connectix
> usually makes some pretty neat utilities from what my friends tell me.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> -Nick
> --
> Nick Triantos    internet: triantos@acsu.buffalo.edu
>                  AOL:      Triantos
> "Scientists tell us that the fastest animal on earth, with a top speed of
> 120 ft/sec, is a cow that has been dropped out of a helicopter." - Dave Barry

The most recent version of AppDisk is 1.6, (1.5 would not save to file if
the RAM allocation was larger than 16Mb). UMich has the 1.6 version.

My personal experience is that it is certainly worth the $15 shareware fee.

-Sven

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