Msg: 153 *Conference*
07-03-91 14:50:01
From: DREW BLANCHAR
To : RICHARD HANSON
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #129 (REPLY RE: M100 EXPANSION)
Very well, Rick. The Booster Pack allows me to carry more programs in RamDisk, in the bottom of the MDL 100 package. This means fewer trips to and from floopy disk or tape. It also means the chance of loosing more files in case of battery problem (not seen yet) or some club president giving me a cold start. The files don't seem to see a 32K partition from the RAMs, but rather look at the RamDisk as one huge 360K RAM. Then the File Access Table finds the correct starting byte and counts from there. the Booster Pak also allow a number of ROMs to be at hand. This avoids the physical storage and changing of the chips. Yes, the Booster Pak prevents me from putting the MDL 100 in my attache' case. Yes, it's a longer chore to change AA cells. But there's room for an "internal" modem, an "internal" hefty GelCel battery, and some other stuff. By "internal", I mean internal in the booster pak not internal to the MDL 100. enuf, SK-SK -dB