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From: braner@batcomputer.UUCP
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Subject: Re: autodisk, flexcopy
Message-ID: <2122@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Sun, 25-Jan-87 20:20:28 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 25 20:20:28 1987
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Summary: autodisk is for 'eternal' only

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'Autodisk' writes directly into high RAM, and will work with the 'eternal'
RAMdisk (and the original version by John Harris) ONLY.  It also assumes
the RAMdisk is labeled 'D'.  For other cases use 'Flexcopy', which writes
through Rwabs() and so should work with other 'disks'.  (If you have a
hard disk you probably don't call your RAMdisk 'D', but then you don't
need Autocopy either...)

If, after using the RAMdisk, with folders, you want to overwrite it with
the contents of another floppy, use Flexcopy, NOT Autocopy!  (The latter
may bump against the famous 40-folder bug!)  (alternatively, do a COLD
boot:  turn power off and wait a few seconds.  I mean COLD!)

- Moshe Braner