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SYSHELP DOCUMENT
Have you ever wondered how to make a ramdisk? Have you ever
wondered what the CONFIG.SYS file was for? Well, in this brief
document, I plan to tell you. First, contained within this ARC
file should be the following:
RAMDISK.SYS
CONFIG.BAK
SYSHELP.DOC
RAMDISK.SYS is the actual ramdisk system file. The reason
that I included this is because a lot of people with PC-DOS don't
have this file. When I installed PC-DOS on my hard disk, it
wasn't on there, so I am assuming that PC-DOS doesn't include it.
CONFIG.BAK is a renamed config.sys file. This file is to be
used as a sample of what a config.sys file could look like.
SYSHELP.DOC is the file you are currently reading.
First, a RAMDISK is a virtual disk drive that uses RAM as
opposed to media (floppy disk, hard disk, cassette tape, ect.).
Anything copied or put into a RAMDISK will be erased when the
computer is turned off or re-booted. The RAMDISK is useful for
copying things from drive A: to drive A:, uploading/downloading
programs at a higher speed, arcing/unarcing files, highspeed
access time usefull for oft used programs, and other things you
want to do quickly. Your RAMDISK may be of any size, in K
increments, but it cannot exceed the total K memory of your
computer. IE- if your computer has 640k, then the total K memory
for your RAMDISK would be 576k (it keeps 64k for your computer to
run on).
To create a RAMDISK, copy the RAMDISK.SYS file included in
this arc file to your root directory. Then, using a text editor
(ASCII) create the file CONFIG.SYS in NON-DOCUMENT mode. Using
the text editor, type in the following line (if the file
CONFIG.SYS already exists, then edit it and add this line
somewhere within it. See the CONFIG.BAK file for an example.):
DEVICE = RAMDISK.SYS nnn
The nnn stands for a variable K length. I would suggest
100, but you can choose whatever size you desire. When finished
editing, save the file, and copy it to your root directory. Then
re-boot your system and the RAMDISK should be installed. Usually
the RAMDISK is drive D: and can be accessed by typing D: [RETURN].
Created by: Asbrand of Norway
For: Pirate's Cove, Inc.