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From: ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Duplicate a HD over Appletalk?
Message-ID: <33437@cup.portal.com>
Date: 1 Sep 90 08:45:11 GMT
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Is there a good way, with Public Folder, to make your public folder be
on a disk that is not present when the Public Folder INIT runs?  I've
been using the following kludge:

	1. Use customize to name the public folder FOO:.

	2. Make a floppy labeled FOO:.

	3. Reboot.

	4. Insert floppy after happy Mac appears.

	5. Public Folder INIT loads, accesses floppy.
	I didn't know if this would work, since Finder has
	not yet run to process the disk insertion event.
	

	6. When system is up, run application that creates RAM
	disk.

	7. Eject floppy.

	8. Rename RAM disk FOO:.

	9. Select Public Folder, see if it finds the Desktop
	file on the RAM disk.  If it does, we are done.

	10. Drag RAM disk to trash.  RAM disk driver posts a disk
	insertion event to put RAM disk back.  Finder remounts
	RAM disk.  It is now the public folder.

This is sort of a pain.  Is there a better way?

						Tim Smith

ps: While I'm asking about Public Folder, how does it compare to TOPS
and Appleshare as far as relative overhead?  That is, suppose I am trying
to compare two ethernet drivers.  I transfer a bunch of files with
Public Folder and determine the transfer rate using the first driver.
Then I switch to the second driver and do the same thing.  Let's say
the second driver is N% faster.

If instead of Public Folder, I was using TOPS or Appleshare, would
I expect the second driver to also be N% faster?