Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!nstn.ns.ca!news.cs.indiana.edu!spool2.mu.edu!uunet!van-bc!jonh!jhenders From: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: eprom cartridge Message-ID: Date: 7 Jan 91 12:06:00 GMT References: <1991Jan6.150553.1954@kcbbs> Reply-To: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca Distribution: comp Lines: 23 X-Version: Martin's Mailer Version Sep 07 1990 23:50:52 In <1991Jan6.150553.1954@kcbbs>, Jon Clarke writes: > >When you set up the programs you want to run from ram drive you place >them in an folder. The software then asks you if this is to be a rom >drive if you answer yes it copies the who directory to rom. If you are >using 27128's it will not be a problem but if you go to 27256 you will >have to manually switch it. > >Also you may add an auto folder with what ever you wish as the ST on >boot up looks for a cart before the floppy drive. Thus this will allow >you to boot from your ROM drive in the cart. I guess this means all info is still copied to ram on boot-up though. It would be faster than hard drive, but memory usage by programs like Neodesk and Gemini would remain unchanged. Or am I missing something? >Jon_Clarke@kcbbs.gen.nz STT@kcbbs.gen.nz 72000.3555@compuserve.com.usa > GEnie : J.Clarke6 Compuserve : 72000,3555 -- John Henders jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca Vancouver,B.C. or jhenders@wimsey.bc.ca or ubc.cs!van-bc!jonh!jhenders