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Subject: GS System Disk 3.1
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Date: Sat, 10-Oct-87 16:41:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 10 16:41:00 1987
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I just got my copy, and noted the following:

Even with the tools in the new ROM, the system disk itself cannot load the
finder without it's tools on disk.

The first time I used it, it didn't recognize my ramdisk (AE GS-RAM), but it
has ever since.  However, when attempting to copy lots of files into the
RAMdisk, I get a system error, and it aborts the operation.  My theory (any
opinions on whether this is totally stupid are welcome) is that the new copy
procedure dumps lots of files into memory until a limit of 512k is reached,
then they are dumped onto the target disk.  Since the RAMdisk is set for 1 meg,
and I only have a total of 1.25 meg in the machine, once the files being copied
pass 256k in the copy buffer (or whatever it is) they start interfering with
the RAMdisk itself, as the machine tries to use the same memory for two things
at once.  Thus I'm going to try dropping the RAMdisk maximum to .75 meg,
leaving 512k dedicated to whatever else the machine wants to use it for.  If
this sounds completely useless and wrong, please tell me.  I'll let you all
know whether it works or not.

I rather like it.

I guess that's it.

Bill Dickson.