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From: crash@calgary.UUCP (Glen )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: External Ram Disk
Message-ID: <1361@vaxb.calgary.UUCP>
Date: 19 Feb 88 15:37:53 GMT
References: <1341@vaxb.calgary.UUCP> <1375@netmbx.UUCP>
Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Ab.
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Summary: Pricing, Hard disk accelerators

In article <1375@netmbx.UUCP>, hase@netmbx.UUCP (Hartmut Semken) writes:
> 
> Hmm, sounds fine but...
> No pricing? Why?
> 
The reason is simple, the solution complex. I have to figure out how
many ram disk chips would sell. I have to be accurate as the number is
important to re-coupe developement costs of the custom chip.

About the hard disk accerlerator. I believe an external ram disk is
still the way to go. The accelerator will only help a tight grouping
of disk accessing like compiles and still not as fast as a ram disk.
But for just loading a program, ie emacs, the accelerator will be of no help.
It can't be much help on temporary files (can it?).

Any comments???

The pricing structure will go like this. Estimate total sales
of the chip. Divide by development costs. Sell chips at some price, thus
the first twenty chips will be the same price as all the rest. 
My problem is I don't know anything about marketing!

Glen

PS. still some confusion...the ram disk does not increase core. If
you have a 520 and a program needs 1 meg to run the ram disk will not
help (unless you have virtual memory op. system). for those who then
say "Well, what good is it?"- Never mind.