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From: geoff@burl.ATT.COM (geoff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: RamFactor
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Date: Fri, 5-Dec-86 09:11:52 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  5 09:11:52 1986
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I have been using a Ramfactor 1Mbyte card for a few months.  I have it
configured as a standard ram disk.  I have noticed that if I leave it for
a few days it loses its memory (may either be more susceptible to line
hits, or there may be some interaction with the Transwarp accelerator card)
but I have never had a problem while using it.  I don't trust ram disks
enough to leave data up there anyway (I ALWAYS back them up to disk before
quitting a terminal session) so I am not bothered by the memory loss.

It, together with the Transwarp card, have made the Apple a joy to work on.
I can edit-compile-test faster on my IIe than I can on the VAX I use at work
most days.  I highly recommend both cards.  They are available at Preferred
Computing (1-800-327-7234) for $289 for the 1M Ramfactor and $219 for the
Transwarp (3.6 MHz accelerator), which compares to $389 and $279 from AE
or a normal dealer.  I ordered the Ramfactor from Preferred and it was there
in about 3 days.  They are also quite helpful over the phone and seem very
responsive to problems (I mentioned my clock card problems on a previous
posting -- they didn't know anything about my problem, but then neither did
AE when I called them).
-- 

		geoff sherwood
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