: > Not possible. It has been discussed in CSA2. The Apple II does : > an initialize routine that wipes everything, and if it can't : > whatever is there would be scrambled. Best you can hope for is : > a ram drive that would reload everything anyway, just faster. : : that was the point of the drive--protected RAM drive that would : give you a really fast bootup. IIRC the ads all talked about : "seconds" to load the OS.>
How many seconds, 2, 5, 10, 59, 137 ?? IIRC, I can boot into GS/OS in less than 30 seconds. How much faster do I need the IIgs to load? ProDOS and BASIC load in about 2-3 seconds from CFFA or the CF adapted Microdrive IDE controller. Bill Garber -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> 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/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
