APPLIED ENGINEERING GS-RAM III - Manual (Page 11)

Using the GS-RAM III RAM Disk
Now you are ready to use the RAM disk you have
created. Think of it as a regular disk. You can format it
then save or copy documents or applications onto it.
FORMATTlNG
You need to format the RAM disk only if you plan to use
It as your startup device. The disk will be automatically
formatted at startup for saving and copying. So, if you plan
only to save to and copy to the disk, you don’t need to
worry about formatting. If, however, you plan to use the
RAM disk as a startup device, format the disk just as you
would a regular disk. Format for either ProDOS, Pascal or
Applied Engineering’s CP/AM (5.1.1 or later) depending
upon the operating system of the application(s) you
intend to store on the RAM disk. Here are a few ways to
format for the different systems:
• Format for ProDOS using the “Format” option on
your IIGS System disk or IIGS System Utilities.
Or, you may find it easier to use the Finder’s
“Format Disk” option under the “Special” menu.
• Format for Apple Pascal 1.3 by X-ecuting the
“Formatter” program on your Pascal disk. (Refer
to Apple Pascal documentation for more
information on formatting for Pascal.)
• To format for CP/AM versions 5.1.1 and
following, refer to the formatting instructions in
the CP/AM manual.
+ Note: D o n o t try to format the disk for DOS 3.3. The
3.3 applications were designed for use with 5.25”
disks and will not work with the IIGS RAM disk.
You can give the RAM disk any name that the operating
system will allow.
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+ Remember: The RAM disk is only a disk as long as the
power is on. The information it contains is lost when
the power is turned off (unless you have saved that
information to a disk or disks).