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From: mikef@aplvax.UUCP (Michael A. Fallavollita)
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Subject: Re: Fast disks / Expanded memory
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Date: Fri, 17-Jan-86 03:12:37 EST
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> 	- *RAM disks*. Is it possible to create a RAM disk and use it to store
> 	(non-critical) index files?  Will this improve performance?  Are 
> 	there RAM disks which can use memory over the 640K limit?

Dos versions 3.0 and later have a device driver, VDISK.SYS which can specify
use of the higher memory for the RAM disk. (atleast on 3.1)

Afraid I can't help you on the rest.

				Mike Fallavollita
				JHU APL
				(UMCP)