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From: black@beno.CSS.GOV (Mike Black)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: copying large files into Ram Disk
Keywords: 1 meg, A500, 686208k file
Message-ID: <49028@seismo.CSS.GOV>
Date: 29 Jul 90 13:58:49 GMT
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In article <5513@darkstar.ucsc.edu> vito@ucscb.UCSC.EDU () writes:
>Shouldn't a 686208K file fit into RAM?
>
>I turn on my 1 meg A500 with a boot disk in it and hit ctrl-d.  Then I try
>to copy a 686208K file into ram and only 457344K fits into the RAM DISK before
>I get a RAM DISK full message.
>
Sounds like you're using the original WorkBench copy.  As I recall it uses
a rather large buffer to copy files.  So, your 686K file will be buffered in
ram partially before being written to disk.  I think you'll find the ARP copy
command will do it for you.
Mike...

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