Specifications

Using
the RAM
disk
To
copy
and run applications
from the
RAM
disk,
you
need
to:
1.
(Optional)
Format
the
RAM disk.
This is necessary only
if
you
plan
to use
the RAM disk as
your
startup device.
The
RAM
disk
is
preformatted
at startup
for storing applications
and documents.
2.
Copy applications
to the
RAM disk.
3.
(Optional)
Make
the
RAM
disk
your
startup
device by using
the
Control
Panel Program.
4. Start up
your
application
from the
RAM
disk.
*
Startup
deuice:
Making
the
RAM
disk
your
startup
device
means
that when
you
press d-Control-Reset
(or
type
PR#5 from the
BASIC
programming
environment),
the
computer
will start up
from the applicarion on
your RAM
disk
instead
of
looking
for
a
program
disk
in
one of
your
disk
drives.
Keep
in mind
that
if
you make
the
RAM disk
your
startup
device and
then turn off
the
power,
you'll
get
the
message
Check
Startup
Device the
next
time
you
try
to start up.
That's because
you
lose
what's on the
RAM
disk
when
you
orm off
the
power. if
this
happens,
go
into the Control
Panel
and change
ttre starnrp slot
to one of
your
disk
drives so
you
can start up.
Formolting
the
RAM disk
Format
the
RAM disk the same
way
you
would
format
a
regular
disk,
using
the
formatting
option on
your
utility disk. Choose
PToDOS as
the
format if the applications
you
want
to copy
to the
RAM
disk
are
PToDOS-based.
Choose
Pascal
if
your
applications are
Pascal-
based.
You
can
name
the
RAM disk anything
you
like, but
naming it
AAM5
is
a
good
way to
remind
yourself
that
the
RAM
disk
emulates
a drive
connected to slot
5
inside the computer.
If
the
formatting program
asks
for
the slot and drive
number
of the
RAM
disk,
answer
slot
5
and drive
2.
(This
assumes
that
you
have at
least
one
3.5-inch
drive and that
you're
using a
3.5-inch
drive as
your
startup device.
If
you
don't
have
a
3.5-inch
drive, or
if
you've
used the
Control Panel Program
to designate the
RAM
disk as
your
sarnrp drive, answer
slot
5
and
drive 1.)
Using the RAM disk