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From: leeke@cascade.ARPA (Steven D. Leeke)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: System 3.0/FInder V5.1 features?
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Date: Thu, 13-Feb-86 12:20:47 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 13 12:20:47 1986
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In article <1098@decwrl.DEC.COM> harrow@exodus.DEC (Jeff Harrow, NCSE LKG1-3/F16 DTN=226-7445) writes:
>Well, I've  just received a copy of the new System 3.0 and Finder 
>V5.1 (thank you,  thank  you!)  and have just begun to experiment 
>with it.
>
>The most obvious things I've found different are:
>
>o The control panel shows a RAM  cache (but, even when it's ON, I 
>don't  seem  to  notice any real difference, and  the  EXTRAs  DA 
>memory display doesn't seem to show the available RAM going down.  
>Any ideas?
>Jeff

The answer is simple - the ram cache does NOT work on ANY mac that has the
old ROMS.  That is, the cache only works on the Mac Plus or Mac's with
the ROM (and hence internal disk) upgrade.

The only real solution is to get a separate ram cache program or for
hard disk users (or those thinking of getting one) there are some that
include a ram cache as part of their system software (at least paradise
does with the Mac 10/20).

Steve Leeke

NO I don't have any ties with ram cache software companies or any
hard disk makers.