Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!Roger.Sheppard From: Roger.Sheppard@actrix.gen.nz (Roger Sheppard) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Hard-drive on a 520ST? Summary: Message-ID: <1991Jun16.132202.24282@actrix.gen.nz> Date: 16 Jun 91 13:22:02 GMT References: <1991Jun5.181758.4095@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Organization: Actrix Networks Lines: 33 In article la_carle@sol.brispoly.ac.uk (Les Carleton) writes: > In article slammy@admiral.UUCP (Dave Litchman) writes: > You will have almost the same amount of free memory with a hard drive as > without. The driver only takes up a few bytes. If you could run Word > Perfect and Timeworks DTP before (which I suspect you could) you can > still run them with a hard drive, only MUCH, MUCH faster. > > Careful here ... the ICD boot system I have does take up a lot of > memory if you se the disk seriously (extra 500-1000 folders). I have ^^^ ^^^^ Why not get TOS 1.4, then there would be no need for all these extra folders. > up to now lost ~100K (out of 1Mb (yes I know I should get more :-)) > with all caching off. > > ...Les... > "6x uudecode at the same time" > -- > +---------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ > | Les Carleton | la_carle@uk.ac.bristol-poly.gould2 (JANET) | > | MCI#4 Bristol Polytechnic | "My Life - My Opinions - ALL MINE!!!" | > | Brissle, England | "I love children ... but I couldn't eat a | > | "UNIX troubleshooter" | whole one" | > | Moving soon ... redirect to les@decuk.uvo.dec.com after July 1st | > +---------------------------+--------------------------------------------+ The ICD booter uses a lot more memory that most, and some this is not needed from looking at the code, German Text, and 'TT' support ? Try the Supra Booter , this will give you far more memory. -- *** Roger W. Sheppard * Roger.Sheppard@bbs.actrix.gen.nz *** *** 85 Donovan Rd * * At least I don't Flicker, not *** *** Kapiti New Zealand.. * like a dying light globe. ! ***