> From: Fluxstringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> No doubt these Ram Disks have their uses. Since it appears you will use it >> for cache management in browsing, do me a favour that no one else has done >> for me yet: devise your own test to see if it has any speed advantage in >> browsing. My trials, a couple of years back, showed no particular advantage >> so worth having in this respect. > __________________ > > For browsing I can't see a speed advantage as I would still be online > by dialup which is the most limiting factor.
Not sure what dial up has to do with it? Well, apart from having the dump the cache feature on close down (as can be had with some ram disk types), the idea was that it is useful to operate the browser because one can quickly access cached material (ram quick rather than HD slow). In fact, on dial up, it is even more tempting to have this feature for this reason alone: It is so frustrating an experience so often that anything that happens quickly is a mod lifter. > > What I was referring to before was running graphics programs from a > RAM disk. In which case on a machine with limited RAM in proportion > to the task > and very limited caching space running from RAM disk would eliminate > constant calls to the Hard disk drive. > If a machine has limited ram, how can you afford any for a strictly unnecessary item like a ram disk then? I don't follow you. If it has "very limited caching" space, how can it "eliminate" constant calls to the HD? > > After the weekend I will try Photoshop from a RAM disk compared to > running from Hd on a series of tasks. Even with the improved Caching > of the Mac and hugely more RAM I expect a speed improvement there. > > How hard would it be to write a script to load a setup like this for > future use on a daily basis? I haven't written any Applescript yet > but used to write AREXX scripts. In Photoshop, you can assign primary cache, secondary etc to whatever hds you want. In fact it is a very good idea to assign a whole HD volume (say a 1G) to such. If it runs out, PS then uses the second hd you nominate. You can assign a Ram disk (it is just another disk to PS). I have done it. But it has very little value *overall* and you won't believe this I am sure till you try it in serious anger (not in playing about). For various reasons which i won't go into here. David Elmo -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
