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From: rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple,comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Ramdisk under CPM
Keywords: apple ramdisk cpm
Message-ID: <752@madnix.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jul 89 14:13:14 GMT
Reply-To: rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt)
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Organization: ARP Software, Madison, WI
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Ian R. Justman (ianj@sactoh0) wrote:
(in reply to) George Rachor x65135 (george@flight.UUCP):
| |  
| |  Is there such a thing as a Ram disk driver for the Apple ][ plus under
| |  CPM?  I have an apple memory expansion card located in slot 2.
| |  
| |  When I boot up Prodos this board is found to be a ramdisk called "RAM2".
| |  
| |  I currently have CPM 2.2.  Would such a thing be public domain?
| 
| I suggest you give Applied Engineering's CP/AM a whizz.

Why?  It's only compatible with CP/AM which limits you to Apple CP/M owners.
For a considerably lower amount ($0!) you can get ZCPR 3.3 and remain
compatible with any other Z80 machine running ZCPR 3.3 (or CP/M 2.2 if you
limit yourself).

| It won't work with RamFactor or with the Apple card that you have.

| However, there is a program with it called "PC" which...
| I think ... might recognize your card.

Seems like a pretty lame reason to buy CP/AM.

| However, if you're using Microsoft's CP/M, as far as I know, you're
| stuck.  I haven't seen ramdrive software that will work with
| Apple expanded ram cards which are in the public domain.

There ARE other CP/M cards besides the slowpokes from AE and Microsoft.

The PCPI card has numerous drivers in the public domain (it has a standard
way of installing any appropriate driver that you choose).  There might
be one for an Apple memory card.

If you don't have an Applicard, perhaps its time you left 1MHz in the dust
and got an older card which still has yet to be beaten at 6MHz.

Applied Engineering, when you gonna wake up and smell the roses?  This card
is at LEAST 5 years older than the Z80 Plus and runs 6 times faster.

	[david]

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