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From: jmg@cernvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Hard disk and RAM disk
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Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 01:44:12 EST
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Posted: Fri Apr 10 01:44:12 1987
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I am expecting to get a hard disk kn the next few days. Until now I
happily used a RAM disk (etern2) as disk E. However, I can foresee
partitioning the hard disk as C,D,E and F (looks a nice idea). Maybe
then I won't need a RAM disk (except when the hard disk is off); if so
then there is no problem. However, if a RAM disk is still useful, then
where to put it? G, you say, but the problem is that the Megamax shell
allows only A to F. I tried using B as the RAM disk: etern2 and autodisk
and zzzap were happy, but it seems built into TOS that B is the second
floppy. Therefore, could one
a. make F a RAM disk, somehow hiding the F partition on the hard disk?
   (leave the hard disk F as a backup area)
b. modify the Megamax shell (resource file only?) to offer disks A, C,
   D, E, F and G?
c. Buy a Sun/Amiga/MAC II/new PC/Apollo/fur coat for the wife (delete
   as appropriate)

If anyone has found the best answer to what to do with a hard disk and
Megamax I would be happy to hear from them.

ps. I am running GEMBOOT on both an english and a german 1040 with no
problems, but of course they have no hard disk yet.