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echo: cis.os9.6809.coco
to: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 (X)
from: Dennis Skala 73177,2365
date: 1992-01-01 10:29:00
subject: #13714-Recovering RAM

#: 13780 S10/OS9/6809 (CoCo)
    01-Jan-92  10:29:00
Sb: #13714-Recovering RAM
Fm: Dennis Skala 73177,2365
To: Ian Hodgson 72177,1762 (X)

Erich,

As the author of the ramdisk software you refer to, I appreciate your positive
comments regarding the speed and convenience of use.  I spent a good deal of
effort making it so.  Even though it's been several years now, I still enjoy
hearing people say they are getting good use from it.

I don't understand what you are referring to however when you say "less than
100%-RBF compatible".  I can assure you that since they are RBF devices, *all*
OS9 ramdisks are fully 100% RBF compatible.  Else they wouldn't work at all! 
If you're referring to the creation of a BLOB problem by certain bootfile
configurations containing the ramdisk driver/descriptor, this has nothing to do
with any sort of software compatibilty.  It is a subtle hardware problem with
the Coco's address circuitry which results in certain bootfile configurations
not booting (at least this seems to be the consensus right now).  It's also a
pain in the a** for those cursed with it!  ;-)

                             ***** Dennis *****

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