RAM disk

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RAM disk - (computer science) a virtual drive that is created by setting aside part of the random-access memory to use as if it were a group of sectors; "access to a RAM disk is very fast but the data it contains is lost when the system is turned off"

drive - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

RAM, random access memory, random memory, random-access memory, read/write memory - the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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- FileX Demoshows how Express Logic's FileX embedded FAT file system creates and then reads back files using a RAM disk.

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It also provides a Unix Fast File System (FFS) implementation that supports hard disks (IDE and EIDE), CD-R and CD-RW drives, RAM disk, compact flash, and disk-on-a-chip, complete with APIs for POSIX, C++ iostreams and C standard I/O.

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One thing to remember is that if you are using a RAM disk, you should back up all important files as zapping will erase the disk.

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After installing QEMM, I had a 3-Meg RAM disk in extended memory and set the rest as expanded.

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The Portfolio packs 128K of RAM, which the user divides between RAM for applications and a battery-backed RAM disk (the equivalent of a hard disk or "c:drive").