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From: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Help! RAM: Device (Simple Query)
Message-ID: <3474@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 18 Mar 88 14:18:45 GMT
References: <848@umbc3.UMD.EDU> <17873@oliveb.olivetti.com> <624@ncs-med.UUCP>
Reply-To: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein CATS)
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <624@ncs-med.UUCP> jtm@ncs-med.UUCP (John T. McGibbon) writes:
>Well, in upgrading my Ami 1000 with some additional memory, and since
>I rarely turn it off, I thought that I would set up a RAM: device from
>startup and reduce my disk flipping by a great deal.  I quickly pulled
>out _The AmigaDOS Manual, 2nd Edition_ from Commodore-Amiga, Inc. and
>looked up the RAM: device in the index.  It said to look on page(s)
>11-12.
>
>I flipped to page 11, scanned down to section 1.3.6 Undestanding
>Device Names and came across this statement....
>
>"To create RAM: device each time you boot, edit your startup file to
>include the line."
>
>I have not mistyped this.  The next line goes on to describe what you
>can do once your RAM: device exists.  Previous lines talk about the
>need for the l/ram-handler to be on disk and write blocks, etc.
>
>I cannot find any other reference in the manual as to what the "line"
>I am supposed to include is.
>
  Hmmmm..... I just dug my copy out also, and your right! Someone left a
  line out there. So heres a line that you can use:
  
  CD RAM:

  Easy enough? Basicly any time you make a reference to RAM: - it is created
  for you. So if you were to use the example on page 12 (still 1.3.6), the
  ram drive would be created and used without the need for the above line.
>
>Also, I noticed that C-A was collecting information on documentation
>errors.  Might this fall into the area of "sins of ommission"?
>
  I dont think this can be added to the SIN list. But it deserves a look
  see in any future version of the manual.
>
>John T. McGibbon              -jtm- (612) 936-8505  


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