Short:    Replacement RAM disk. Beta. GPL.
Author:   caffer@cs.ucc.ie (Neil Cafferkey)
Uploader: caffer@cs.ucc.ie (Neil Cafferkey)
Version:  1.1
Type:     util/sys
Requires: OS3.0+

AmberRAM is a replacement for the AmigaDOS RAM disk.

Advantages over the original RAM disk include:

  - Long filenames (up to 107 characters).
  - Provides accurate information about space utilisation.
  - Isn't always 100% full. Free memory is included in disk size.
  - More space efficient.
  - Respects a file's R and W flags.
  - Notification is fully supported.
  - Allows deletion of hard-linked, non-empty directories.
  - Can be write-protected.
  - Supports ACTION_SET_FILE_SIZE correctly.
  - Can be dismounted.

Disadvantages include:

  - Directories can't be created from Workbench.
  - "Disk full" requester is never displayed.
  - Record locking is unsupported.
  - ExamineAll() is unsupported, but is emulated by dos.library.

This package is released under the GNU General Public Licence.


History:

V1.1 (March 2001)

  - First release.


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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     628     273 56.5% 13-Mar-01 13:30:38  AmberRAM.info
     628     263 58.1% 24-Feb-01 20:26:30 +DOSDrivers.info
     122      83 31.9% 18-Feb-01 23:43:44 +RAM
     466     250 46.3% 23-Feb-01 01:04:38 +RAM.info
     122      83 31.9% 18-Feb-01 23:43:44 +RAM1
     466     252 45.9% 23-Feb-01 01:04:56 +RAM1.info
   18007    7009 61.0% 01-Jun-00 23:01:22 +GPL
     628     275 56.2% 16-Mar-01 00:01:34 +L.info
   12988    6617 49.0% 13-Mar-01 23:38:28 +amber-ram-handler
    3387    1648 51.3% 16-Mar-01 01:45:56 +Manual
     497     279 43.8% 23-Feb-01 23:41:28 +Manual.info
    1042     607 41.7% 13-Mar-01 12:57:02 +Read Me
     446     239 46.4% 24-Feb-01 19:46:52 +Read Me.info
     628     275 56.2% 24-Feb-01 19:38:06 +Source.info
   39949    7392 81.4% 13-Mar-01 13:46:10 +commands.c
      63      63  0.0% 22-Feb-01 23:52:52 +Dismount
   25257    5994 76.2% 13-Mar-01 13:50:28 +filesystem.c
   11429    2835 75.1% 13-Mar-01 13:41:06 +handler.c
    2886    1229 57.4% 13-Mar-01 13:55:54 +handler.h
    5453    1493 72.6% 13-Mar-01 23:23:36 +handler_protos.h
     725     410 43.4% 22-Feb-01 23:56:24 +Makefile
    6611    1671 74.7% 18-Feb-01 21:28:30 +notification.c
     120      81 32.5% 22-Feb-01 23:34:32 +RAM1
     818     476 41.8% 07-Feb-01 01:05:14 +startup.asm
    7252    1822 74.8% 12-Mar-01 23:48:02 +support.c
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  140618   41619 70.4% 17-Mar-101 17:21:30   25 files