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From: bob@seismo.CSS.GOV@cec2.UUCP
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Subject: Re: RAM disks on VAX
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Date: Thu, 12-Feb-87 13:14:04 EST
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In article <8702101849.AA00835@ncsc.ARPA> vtcf@NCSC.ARPA.UUCP writes:
>Is there a way to create a RAM disk on a VAX running VMS? The Feb 9 issue of
>Digital Review, Page 8, has an article mentioning a "pseudo" backup disk
>in RAM. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks
>
>Tom Williams

 I think such a program would be simple to write, although, under VMS, your
 RAM disk would constantly be paged back and forth to the physical system
 disk.  A somewhat less than optimal result. :-)

     Try starting with the VMS Guide to Device Drivers.

							Bob