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In article <4967@Shasta.ARPA> gus@Shasta.ARPA writes:
>> I agree that an external ram disk would be a good idea....
>I don't. The whole idea of a RAMdisk is that it is just that...
>RAM. An external ramdisk would still have to go through the external
>serial ports, and thus not be any faster than the AppleTalk fileserver.
>(I don't think anyone will create a product like this that would not be
>compatible with AppleTalk.)

Actually, external RAM-disks have been around for quite awhile.  I remember
seeing an ad about five years ago for one that had an interesting twist.
It had a diskette-style interface.  This made it hardware and software
compatible with any machine that could talk to a standard drive, while 
preserving most of the speed benefits.

I think that a RAM-disk that connects like a diskette is a clever idea, but
impractical for a number of reasons.