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Good Old Ramdrives

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by dodgy_geeza

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A question for you all out of curiosity. Ramdrives access data far quicker than conventional hard drives, including my SCSI RAID. Would it be possible to create a server running minimal OS, and a TSR to use nearly all memory for network drive?

Currently considering using Win 98 in DOS mode for stability, simply using the 'net' command to load up the ethernet interface. I can create a backupscript to run every hour etc.

Appreciate any info on this.

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by thechas

In general, I like your idea.

I am concerned about the implementation using W98.
Windows 98 has known problems (even at a DOS boot) with large amounts of RAM. (over 511MB)

You can purchase commercial RAM drives that are accessed just like an IDE or SCSI drive.

Chas

by dodgy_geeza

I didnt realise that you could purchase these. Where can you get them from if you dont mind me asking, and how do they I/F with the computer?

I have been experimenting, got a ramdrive upto 256mb, works extremely fast. Also works in Win98, though you are right about the problem with >512Mb.

On the same subject, is there any way to get TCP/IP working in DOS. I know it seems ancient, but as far as stability goes DOS is pretty stable. The 'Net' command will not use TCP/IP in Dos, so that is the first flaw in my plan. :-(

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