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60 lines
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RAM Disk Manager v2.2
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GS/OS Companion Driver v1.0
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- SHAREWARE -
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Copyright (C) 1991 by Jeff Noxon
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The new GS/OS Driver I have written for the RAM Disk is designed to be a
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companion to RAM Disk Manager, however it will run just as well without the
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RDM CDA installed. On my computer I get nearly 3x the speed out of my RAM
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Disk.
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What you have is a DEMO of the GS/OS driver. The "real thing" is part of
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the RDM package but you get it only after paying for RDM. $10 isn't too much
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to ask for such a useful utility. See the CDA documentation for information
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on how to pay for RDM.
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This DEMO is just like the "real thing" except in one respect: You cannot
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write to the RAM Disk. This is just enough to tease you, and make you want
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to send me money. The fully functional driver is available immediately.
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With this demo you can play around with benchmarking programs and try things
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while at the same time it is counterproductive to try to use this for
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normal work. Use a ProDOS 8 program to copy files onto the RAM Disk
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and test it under GS/OS. Or whatever makes you happy.
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One last thing. The driver is NOT being distributed under the shareware
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concept. It is available ONLY to registered users of RAM Disk Manager, with
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the exception of this demo. Remember, a measly $10 gets you both the CDA
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with the P8 driver and the GS/OS driver.
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INSTALLATION: Put it in your DRIVERS directory. You're done. When the
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demo gets on your nerves, delete it. Simple. The file to
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copy is called "RDM.GSOS", or in the case of the demo,
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"RDM.GSOS.DEMO". When you install the release version be
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sure you delete the demo first!
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* FEATURES *
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o ROM 1 machines only. It's a feature until I can do something
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about it. That should be very soon, actually.
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o 2-3x speed improvement. Fast! <1 millesecond access time.
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(Benchmark: ProSel-16 w/7 MHz TransWarp)
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o Smartport independent. That is, if Slot 5 is set to "Your Card",
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the driver is smart enough to install itself as a slotless device
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and you can access the RAM Disk anyway.
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o Device independent. The driver will work even if you boot from
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the RAM Disk. One driver fits all.
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o Fully Functional. Supports virtual RAM Disks. Transparent to
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the user with exception to the speed improvements. Works with
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RAM Disk Manager's CDA flawlessly.
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That's about all I can think of right now. Read the other documentation
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file to see how to get a fully working version of the driver.
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--Jeff
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