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From: THROOP@GRIN1.BITNET ("Throop,Henry B")
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Subject: Re: rom disk
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Date: 17 Dec 90 20:06:13 GMT
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Scott Harris writes:
[what is a rom disk?]

Applied Engineering makes a RamKeeper card for the gs that goes into the
momory expansion slot, where then you can plug one or two gs RAM cards into
it.  It retains a portion of the cards' RAM as battery backed, so it stays
when the power is turned off.  You can then boot from this like a normal
drive.

Technically, it is not a ROM disk, since, as you point out, ROM is not
changable, and the card doesn't actually boot off its ROM.  However, to the
gs, a ROMdisk simply refers to a non-volatile RAM disk that appears as a
standard ProDOS volume.

Checkmate made a similar card, MemorySaver.

[how do I get my .signature working]

If you're on Unix, you need to add execute permission to your .signature
file: 'chmod u+x .signature', provide you have already created the file.

Please limit your .signature to just your name and e-mail address; putting
pitctures and long quotes in is pointless and simply clogs up the net even
more.

Henry
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Henry Throop
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