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From: avery@netcom.UUCP (Avery Colter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Copying System 5.0 to /ram5
Message-ID: <13181@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 4 Sep 90 01:32:49 GMT
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I was able to make System.Disk run last night on an 800k /ram5, by
using Copy II Plus and the Copy Whole Disk function.

I did not use the Format command on /ram5, copying the whole disk
was sufficient... in the case of a Ramdisk set to 800k.

The question I haven't found an answer to is: is there any possible
was to make the /ram5 larger and have GS/OS boot from it?

The Advanced Disk Utility won't partition a ramdisk.

And copying file-by-file with Copy II Plus did not work.

However, I did not try formatting /ram5 from C2+.

Although I doubt that would work, it might.

It would seem that /ram5 is automatically formatted on startup though;
that is the only plausible reason why my machine sits there for 3 seconds
before booting the 3.5 drive when it's at 800k, and 6 seconds when it's
at 1600k.

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