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Page 2: ...errechtes Copyright werden im vollen AusmaB der anwendbaren Gesetze gerichtlich verfolgt French AVIS Orange Micro Inc se reserve tous les droits de logiciel y compris ceux portant sur le disque utilit...

Page 3: ...Installation on a ProDOS 8 System Disk 10 STARTUP PROCEDURES USING SYSTEM DISKS WITH RAMPAK UTILITIES INSTALLED 10 How to use Pull Down Menus 11 The Apple Menu 12 The File Menu 12 The Diagnostics Menu...

Page 4: ...The RamPak utilities disk provides complete memory diagnostics disk caching and dynamic cache allocation These features can be used to multiply your system s performance level many times over Acknowle...

Page 5: ...uct you how to physically install the RamPak 4GS in your Apple IIGS Once this is completed your Apple s internal addressable memory will be increased by the amount of RAM present on the RamPak 4GS As...

Page 6: ...ven expansion slots with an eighth slot set out of line at the far right front of the machine This eighth slot is the memory expansion slot to be used by the RamPak 4GS 6 The Ram Pak 4GS must be insta...

Page 7: ...ll now display the available system memory and theamount available for the RAM disk Your IIGS will not use its 256K internal RAM for the RAM disk thus the difference If installation has been successfu...

Page 8: ...emove it from the Apple IIGS Be sure to disconnect the power from the Apple IIGS since removing boards with power on can severely damage your equipment Be sure to touch the power supply to discharge a...

Page 9: ...t all the above mentioned notches line up with the chip notches located nearest the serial number end of the RamPak 4GS board Before handling chips touch any metal part of your Apple s back panel to d...

Page 10: ...he RamPak s Manual Cache Allocation features All of the RamPak utilities are driven through easy to follow pull down menus which can be manipulated by using the mouse This chapter will provide step by...

Page 11: ...rogram operates under ProDOS 8 or ProDOS 16 If you wish to continue to use your cache after switching operating systems you will be required to reboot the Apple IIGS using the disk on which you have i...

Page 12: ...on after the cache utility has loaded At this time press the carriage return key then enter the name of your application The RamPak Utilities are now installed as an Apple IIGS Classic Desk Accessory...

Page 13: ...ion as explained below 2 MAKING SELECTIONS FROM A MENU Still holding down the mouse button drag the arrow to the desired menu selection Then release the button This procedure combined with 1 above is...

Page 14: ...ins a troubleshooting guide which may be found on page 19 The File Menu The FILE menu allows you to check status on RamPak settings and to save or disregard newly made settings Show Settings Displays...

Page 15: ...be prompted for the path name of the disk to which you wish to save the currrent changes Refer to theProDOS manual for instructions on how to do this The Diagnostics Menu Like any electronic componen...

Page 16: ...on the amount of RAM installed on the RamPak Roughly 20 minutes is required to test a full 4 megabytes Execute Test Now Performs test immediately without exiting the program or installing any other s...

Page 17: ...g as much of your often used data from that drive as possible in the system RAM you have specified It achieves this by keeping track of what data you use most when you use that drive As data is reques...

Page 18: ...bly be increased If the percentage of hits to reads is close to 100 you may wish to decrease the cache size especially if program memory is in short supply It is recommended that a minimum of 8 blocks...

Page 19: ...ly show the size of the current buffer pool created via Dynamic Cache Alllocation When the desired settings have been made click on the OK box to return to the menu bar NOTE The Total Buffer Pool Size...

Page 20: ...the Manual Cache Allocation menu As an example of Dynamic Cache Allocation if you are running an application in which a large RAM cache would be beneficial on drive 2 and you currently have no cache...

Page 21: ...part of your RAM management utilities While most software is expected to work in the Apple IIGS environment even if it was developed solely for the Apple lie there is a possibility that this will not...

Page 22: ...es could be translated into the letters numbers and symbols required to deal with real problems Most microcomputers including your Apple IIGS read eight BITS together as a single piece of data This un...

Page 23: ...uffers used by the cache program to store ProDos blocks CACHE A storage area in RAM to eliminate disk access time for data CELL INTEGRITY The ability of a RAM cell to accept and retain data regardless...

Page 24: ...cify exactly how much memory is used for each active drive used for caching Only the number of buffers specified is used and the cache pool size is set to the sum of all the buffers requested for each...

Page 25: ...d and any sample printouts showing the problem if possible 2 Ship in the original carton or securely packed in a cardboard carton with at least two inches of cushioned packing material on all sides Ma...

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