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From: andy@pro-palmtree.cts.com (Andy Stein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: 800k Partition on RAM
Message-ID: <1991Jun21.071807.27744@clark.edu>
Date: 20 Jun 91 19:03:42 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from rhood@pro-gsplus.cts.com

    It's not that hard to make an 800K RAM disk to unshrink a 3.5" disk to.
Just make an 800K RAM disk from the Control Panel, do a Warm Boot (Control 
-Open Apple-Option-Reset), and then when the Finder loads, there'll be a
RAM disk on the desktop.  Then, just launch ShrinkIt GS, and unshrink the
3.5" disk to the 800K RAM disk (it'll recognize it as if it were a 3.5"
disk drive).  Then, either quit to the Finder, or select the RAM disk as
the boot slot from the Control Panel, and either Cold Boot the computer
(Control-Open Apple-Reset) or launch the program from the RAM disk.  It'll 
work, unless there's a memory conflict or you don't have enough memory. 
The 3K used by GS/OS won't be a problem, since 3.5" disks use the same
amount for directory and format information.