tod4@sphinx.uchicago.edu (phillip a todd) (05/24/87)
I just purchased Dove Computer's RamSnap ramdisk program from
MacConnection for $36. It was favorably reviewed in the current
issue of MacUser magazine. I like the program because it allows
you to save different ramdisk configurations in double-clickable
files, kind of like switcher sets. It is easy to use but I want
to offer a word of warning to potential customers:
Unless you have a mac with >=2MB of ram you *MUST* delete the file
called "SnapStart" that accompanies the RamSnap icon on the distri-
bution disk. Otherwise you will get a "not enough memory" error
message and you won't be able to use the RamSnap program. "SnapStart"
is a configuration file that automatically loads whenever you run
RamSnap. Evidently, Dove felt that most people who bought RamSnap
would be using it with their hardware ram upgrades, so they set it
up to run on a 2MB mac. It works fine on my standard 1MB Mac Plus
now that I have deleted the "SnapStart" icon.
This problem is not documented in the current manual, though Dove
assured me that in the future they won't be setting up "SnapStart"
for a 2MB mac. Incidentally, I was very pleased with their technical
support person. He was very friendly, and seemed willing to talk to
me until I all my questions were answered. I asked him about the
complaints I've been hearing about their memory upgrades and he
said that these complaints all pertain to their 512K to 2MB upgrade.
He said the 512K mac isn't really designed to accommodate memory
upgrades so it is consequently more difficult to install more memory
correctly. He said the 1MB to 2MB is much easier and more reliable
since it involves putting SIMMS (?) on the Mac Plus's existing
memory recepticles. Maybe someone could comment on this.
Hope somebody out there finds this helpful. Phillip Todd
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