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From: ST802148@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU (Evan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Ramworks III
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Date: 15 Nov 89 00:41:20 GMT
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2 days ago, I had a very frightening experience. My proterm 2.1 and
Appleworks with Ramworks enhancements (To be able to use available
memory in desktop) were both messing up. The proterm flipped up in the
scrollback and aw would hang when I tried to load up large files. After
recopying the programs from backups, still no avail. Then I shuddered at
the idea of a virus, so I used a virus checker, only to make myself
think the program was INSTALLING viruses rather than removing/finding
them.  I hoped I was wrong.  Then I thought that my RocketChip 10Mhz was
failing, but I didn't know what to do about it. I then wondered if the
chip was not accessing the Ramworks due to a bad connection, so I
removed the card, cleaned the connectors and replaced. Still no avail. I
used Copy ][+ to check a ram drive on a ram disk I made on the Ramworks,
when what do you know, it hangs at a certain memory location. So I pull
out my Ramworks III tester disk and the program find nothing, when I
notice it wasn't looking at a whole 64K bank I have myself installed a
year ago that had been functioning fine. After removing the bank, all
was normal (but with only 512K now!). The motto, if anyone has been
transferring old ram chips from other cards to memory cards, watch out
when you accelerate the computer and/or the ram. The old ram might not
be able to handle it after much use!