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From: rond@pro-grouch.cts.com (Ron Dippold)
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Subject: Re: Copying SYSTEM DISK to /ram5
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Date: 6 Jul 90 06:54:12 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from lang@rex.cs.tulane.edu

> I use 1 meg out of 3 as a ram disk, copy the system disk (5.02), add
> some DAs to the folder that won't fit on the disk, and then boot from it.
 
I finally got upset enough that I wrote a couple programs and put them on the
disk, and what they do is:
  * Check RAM disk size and boot slot
  * If they're not 800K and slot 5, set them and power-up reboot
  * Copy what's in Slot 2, D1 to /RAM5, rename it to /RAM5
  * Set boot slot to slot5 and reboot
 
Works great...  I also have a program I wrote that I call with a RAMdisk size
to set.  It sets the boot slot back to 5, RAMDisk size to whatever I want, and
power-up reboot.
 
Not as good as a hard drive, but cheaper!

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