Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!cbmvax!daveh
From: daveh@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm
Subject: Re: RAM DISK FOR C128
Message-ID: <473@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Jun-86 16:25:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.473
Posted: Mon Jun 30 16:25:24 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 1-Jul-86 04:17:18 EDT
References: <1754@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 27

> 
> 
>  I HAVE A COMMODORE C128 WHICH I USE IN THE CP/M MODE MOSTLY. I WOULD VERY
> MUCH LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OF YOU C128 OWNERS OUT THERE HAVE THOUGHT OF USING
> 64K OF THIS MEMORY AS A RAM DISK WITH THE OTHER 64K AS PROGRAM MEMORY. IF SO,
>  IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET THE SOFTWARE TO DO THIS I WOULD BE VERY
> GRATEFULL. OR MAYBE SOMEONE HAS TRIED TO WRITE IT THEMSELVES!
> BRIAN JARVIS
> OBSERVATOIRE DE GENEVE
> CH-1290 SAUVERNY
> SWITZERLAND.

The C128 runs CP/M 3.0, which uses both banks of memory when normally
operating.  The extra memory allows a larger TPA, and generally results in
a faster machine.  The RAM Expansion module (1700,1750) are configured as
RAMDisks in CP/M, giving you up to 512K of RAM Disk, as drive M:  WordStar
will load in about a second off of drive M:, other things are similarly 
very fast.

-- 
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Dave Haynie    {caip,ihnp4,allegra,seismo}!cbmvax!daveh

   A quote usually goes here, but its currently being rennovated.

	These opinions are my own, though for a small fee they be yours too.
\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/