prm@usl (Patrick Royce Michaud) (07/08/87)
[a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple line eater] (only on Amigas have I seen purple lines! :-)) Can someone give me a little more background concerning the various references to the "vd0:" device? From what I've been able to glean from the previous messages, vd0: sounds like a specialized form of ramdisk (an alternative to RAM: that will survive a warm-boot). I could really use this sort of feature since my Amiga is usually powered 24hrs a day but gets rebooted often (oh, to be able to store those commands in a semi-permanent ramdrive!) If anyone can shed some light or point the way for me, I would greatly appreciate it. If I'm totally off-base, I can understand it; I've been out of contact with my Amiga for approximately 6 months and also with most of the latest Amiga news. :-)! (If it is of any use, I currently have a A1000, 1-disk, 1.5Meg RAM machine. My expansion ram is a 1-Meg Microbotics Starboard-2. Yes, I know that Microbotics advertises a "sticky disk" for approx $100, but (FLAME-->) I had some initial altercations with Microbotics (thus my Amiga's extended absence referenced above) and would like to avoid dealing with them if possible. If anyone would like details about the StarBoard2 or my problems with Microbotics then let me know. (<--UNFLAME)) Many thanks prm USL NASA Project Member prm@usl.usl.edu.UUCP
perry@well.UUCP (Perry S. Kivolowitz) (07/12/87)
You can get the shareware version of the RRD on Fish Disk 58 or from any user group. (Or from us directly). The donation is $10 which is greatly appreciated. The ASDG Recoverable Ram Disk, the first of its kind for the Amiga (and certainly the most popular), implements a completely compatib- le disk in ram that survives rebooting, crashing etc. Even changing kickstarts if you can do it wiithout powering down. Together with our commercial product Facc (a Floppy Accelerator), the RRD with some ram makes the Amiga a very effective working en- vironment. Use it (the RRD) and enjoy it with our heartfelt thanks to all the people who've become registered owners. With 1 meg of ram I would suggest not making a ram disk larger than 512K. While the ASDG RRD DYNAMICALLY allocates and deallocates ram as needed - one should stress one's memory too badly. Perry S. Kivolowitz (author of the RRD) ASDG Incorporated (201) 563-0529
perry@atux01.UUCP (Perry S. Kivolowitz) (07/16/87)
In article <132@usl>, prm@usl (Patrick Royce Michaud) writes: > Can someone give me a little more background concerning the various references > to the "vd0:" device? From what I've been able to glean from the previous > messages, vd0: sounds like a specialized form of ramdisk (an alternative to The ASDG Recoverable Ram Disk (the real name for ``VD0:'') is available on Fish Disk 58. The driver is shareware with a suggested donation of $10. The RRD does in fact set up a ram disk which will survive guru's, resets, and even changes in kickstarts (if you can do it without powering down). > My expansion ram is a 1-Meg Microbotics Starboard-2. Yes, I know that > Microbotics advertises a "sticky disk" for approx $100, but (FLAME-->) I had It is interesting to note that while the ASDG RRD is now just about coming to its First Birthday (yup - almost a year ago that I wrote it), the above offering (which was advertised BEFORE the RRD was even written) has still to see the light of day. > prm@usl.usl.edu.UUCP Ummmm. They had your machine for six months? Is that what you're saying? Perry S. Kivolowitz ASDG Incorporated (201) 563-0529
glee@cognos.uucp (Godfrey Lee) (07/19/87)
In article <132@usl> prm@usl.usl.edu.UUCP (Patrick Royce Michaud) writes: >If anyone would like details about the StarBoard2 or my problems with >Microbotics then let me know. (<--UNFLAME)) Please post your experience, I am sure it will be of interest of others, including me. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Godfrey Lee, Cognos Incorporated, 3755 Riverside Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA K1G 3N3 (613) 738-1440 decvax!utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!glee