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- From: jgraham@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (the End)
- Subject: Re: Maxima: boot from RAM ????
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:55:20 GMT
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- > Maxima can be configured to create a RAM disk at start-up, copy files to
- >the RAM disk, including system files, and then boot off the system on the RAM
- >disk. You really only need to copy the system and finder to the RAM disk to
- >boot off of it. The system will use any additional system files it needs from
- >the hard disk. This allows for a smaller RAM disk.
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- Have you seen Roger Bates' latest shareware Ram disk ? It creates a RAM disk
- on startup, copies designated files to it and then, if possible, uses the
- finder and system files on the RAM disk for access WITHOUT REBOOTING. This
- would seem seem an improvement over Maxima (ie. one boot is better than two :).
-
- What do you think ?
-
- Jim
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