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- Short: Replacement RAM disk. GPL.
- Author: caffer@cs.ucc.ie (Neil Cafferkey)
- Uploader: caffer@cs.ucc.ie (Neil Cafferkey)
- Version: 1.3
- Type: util/sys
- Requires: OS3.0+
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- AmberRAM is a replacement for the AmigaDOS RAM disk.
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- Advantages over the original RAM disk include:
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- - Long filenames (up to 107 characters).
- - Provides accurate information about space utilisation.
- - Isn't always 100% full. Free memory is included in disk size.
- - More space efficient.
- - Respects a file's R and W flags.
- - Notification is fully supported.
- - Allows deletion of hard-linked, non-empty directories.
- - Can be write-protected.
- - Supports ACTION_SET_FILE_SIZE correctly.
- - Can be dismounted.
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- Disadvantages include:
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- - Directories can't be created from Workbench.
- - "Disk full" requester is never displayed.
- - Record locking is unsupported.
- - ExamineAll() is unsupported, but is emulated by dos.library.
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- This package is released under the GNU General Public Licence.
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- History:
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- V1.3 (February 2002)
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- - Bug fix: renaming the disk could cause crashes.
- - Renaming the disk now affects block-usage reports.
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- V1.2 (January 2002)
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- - Less strict for better compatibility.
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- V1.1 (March 2001)
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- - First release.
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