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From: rhunt@icard.med.unc.edu (Rick Hunt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Why not use RAD:? (Re:  ASDG VD0: DOES NOT WORK!)
Summary: Try RRamDisk.
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Date: 22 Oct 90 18:27:36 GMT
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You might want to try RRamDisk, another in the line of recoverable ram
disks.  I just picked it up recently, so I haven't completely checked it
out, but it seems quite nice.  It combines the best of VD0: (which I use a
lot) and RAD:.  RRamDisk is recoverable (surprise! :-) and gives memory
back when not in use.  It does not seem to hang on to it like VD0: does
sometimes, requiring the user to run cleanramdisk.  Its advantages are
that can be diskcopied to and from, although like RAD: not from the
workbench, only from the CLI.  Anyone know why?  One can also mount
multiple drives, although I haven't tried this yet.  The most unusual
feature is that the power light flashes when it is giving back memory,
which took a little getting used to.

Rick