walter_J64bit Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 (edited) Ok I've got SuperDOS v5.0 but I can only use one RAMDISK with it. Is there a DOS can I use more than 1 RAMDISK? I do have an 800XL with 256k. Edited February 17, 2006 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR> Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Ok I've got SuperDOS v5.0 but I can only use one RAMDISK with it. Is there a DOS can I use more than 1 RAMDISK? I do have an 800XL with 256k. 1019855[/snapback] Any DOS: http://rjespino.tripod.com/8bit/ramd/ramd.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 Ok I've got SuperDOS v5.0 but I can only use one RAMDISK with it. Is there a DOS can I use more than 1 RAMDISK? I do have an 800XL with 256k. 1019855[/snapback] Any DOS: http://rjespino.tripod.com/8bit/ramd/ramd.html 1020046[/snapback] WOW, I'll look at it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) Ok I've got SuperDOS v5.0 but I can only use one RAMDISK with it. Is there a DOS can I use more than 1 RAMDISK? I do have an 800XL with 256k. 1019855[/snapback] I'm pretty sure SpartaDOS and MyDOS allow you to choose the SIZE of your ramdisk, so you'll at least use all your memory, they MAY let you have more than one too, but I've never tried. I remember using SuperDOS 5.0 about 15 years ago as an alternative to SpartaDos, with my US Doubler for the 1050, before I took the time to learn SpartaDOS (I didn't know MS-DOS at the time either, and actually learned MS-DOS quite quickly and easily after having learned&used SpartaDOS for years). Anyway, SuperDOS was fantastic as far as I was concerned, and quite inclusive, are you SURE it can't let you choose the size or use another Ramdisk? I can only assume you know it well enough to use the extended menu, it is an option on the main menu screen, after all...are there no ramdisk options there? I admit it's been about 15 years, so I don't remember a LOT about it. I do know I prefered it to MyDOS, though now I think they all suck compared to SpartaDOS. Edited February 18, 2006 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) I can't seem to down load the files, why didn't he use .atr files Edited February 18, 2006 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted February 18, 2006 Author Share Posted February 18, 2006 (edited) SuperDOS was fantastic as far as I was concerned, and quite inclusive, are you SURE it can't let you choose the size I can choose the size of the ramdisk but I can only use one ramdisk you think multiple ramdisks would had been part of all DOS's back in the day. Edited February 18, 2006 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR> Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I can't seem to down load the files, why didn't he use .atr files 1020508[/snapback] Here ya go: Ramdrive.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 I can't seem to down load the files, why didn't he use .atr files 1020508[/snapback] Here ya go: Ramdrive.zip 1020525[/snapback] Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Well, afaik a patched version of DOs 2.5 (called DOS 2.75) and/or a patched RD-driver (Ramdisk.COM) can handle two Ramdisks (D7: and D8:) with 128k each for a 256k system. you know - 128k thats Medium/Enhanced density and since DOS 2.5 cannot handle DD it uses two Ramdisks (or two drive specifiers) for 256k extended RAM... older versions of Super-DOS behave much the same way, they use 2 ramdisks with 128k each... -Andreas Magenheimer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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