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From: taob@pnet91.cts.com (Brian Tao)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Advice sought on RAM and SCSI
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Date: 11 Nov 90 00:45:04 GMT
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>  I have a RAMFast SCSI and used to own a DMA SCSI.
> The RamFast is a superior controller in terms of
> sheer speed.  If you find yourself using your
> computer & hard drive frequently, it easily pays for
> itself in time saved.
[snip]
> I'm very satisfied.  It supports everything the
> Apple card does as far as I can see; I have it
> hooked up to a cdc-wren 330 & a quantum 105 at the
> same time.  Boot time is a mere 4-6 seconds with a
> few hundred K of cda's & Inits installed.  It writes
> a 2 megabyte file within seconds.  BTW, I'm just a
> satisfied customer, not related to the company in
> any way except in awe of the product.  :)

    I, too, will be the proud owner of a Quantum 105 soon, and I hear with the
larger (and faster) HD's, the RAMFast really outperforms the Apple DMA.  THere
isn't much difference with the 20 or 40-meg drives, but once you get past 80
or 100 megs, the RAMFast pulls away, so I'm told.  4 to 6 second boot time
with loads of DA's and INIT's!!!!!  It would take over a MINUTE with the
card/HD combo I'm running now!  Wow, wow, wow... another week, and I should
have the hard drive here!

    Do you know any more about the RAM card that is being developed by CVTech?
You said:

> definitely worth it.  You need not worry about it
> too much, the company is not some large thing that
> will go bankrupt, its run by two guys who do it for
> fun.  They also have a RAM card coming out.

    Is it a 4-meg card?  When will it be available?  (DMA compatible,
obviously!)

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