Okay, alittle bit ago on the list I caught parts of a conversation talking
about using compact flash cards as ram.. I recently purchased a PCCard
Compact reader. And being that I only have 16megs on board I would like to
know how to do this... Anyone willing to give me the short, sweet version?
It doesn't really work as "real" RAM but it can work as "virtual memory".
SNIP
If you want to be really cool you can load a system folder onto the CF and
even boot from it. Very fast startup, and very very quiet computer :) this
is also good for a "rescue tools disk" or before running Speeddisk or
whatever.
The PC Card adapters also let you transfer photos from digital cameras straight to your laptop, which is mostly what I use mine for.
Let us know how you perceive your improvement!
Brian
I have been trying out using a CF for a system folder and VM (256MB, Sys 9.1) and it hasn't improved the speed much but it has increased the battery life. I am using an old battery that was good for about 10 minutes with the system and VM on the internal HD. Now I get about 30 to 45 minutes unless the program running goes back to the HD frequently. I'm hoping with the new battery I have ordered I can get about 4 hours. I'm also considering using another 256MB CF to hold my most used programs so I don't access the HD except to save files.
JeffW.
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