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- From: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Tom J Parry)
- Subject: Re: Creating a RAM drive from Config.SYS
- Message-ID: <1992Sep3.001248.19452@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Originator: parry@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
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- Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
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- Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 00:12:48 GMT
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- Jerry Bryan (BRYAN@wvnvm.wvnet.edu) wrote:
- >
- > VDISK.SYS works fine. Yes, it takes the next available drive letter.
- > For example, DEVICE=C:\OS2\VDISK.SYS 4096 128 100 will make a 4-meg
- > disk (actually, 4096K, which is the same as 4-meg). It will have 128 byte
- > sectors, and will support 100 directory entries. In my case, it makes
- > me a D: disk.
- >
- > The help is fairly good. For example say HELP VDISK from the OS/2
- > command line, or else go through the help menus to get to the
- > same information.
-
- What area of memory does OS/2's VDISK use? I have 24 meg and would like to
- use the upper 8 (on an ISA machine) for something more than swap space. A
- ram disk would be nice. Also, does anybody know which section of memory the
- CACHE goes in?
-
- --
- Tom J Parry.
- Your reality is a figment of my imagination.
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