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From: frans@philmds.UUCP (Frans Meulenbroeks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: How do RAM disks work? Anybody wanna post some source?
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Date: Mon, 12-Oct-87 04:32:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 12 04:32:57 1987
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In article <2622@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu> braner@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (braner) writes:
>If the eternal ramdisk does not work with the new ROM it is probably due
>to the way it installs: it assumes that upon a warm reset the ST leaves
>the memory-size system variable alone, and the physical RAM above that
>point intact.  Does the new ROM do otherwise?

eternal2 does work with the new (UK) roms (personal experience).
However, sometimes I do have problems with the recognition of the alt
and caps-lock keys.
There are no problems with the reset-proof ness of eternal2 (at least if
your program doesn't scribble all over memory, like mine did once).
-- 
Frans Meulenbroeks
	Until 15-oct-87: Philips Distributed Realtime Multiprocessor System