CHAPTER SEVEN

ÆCache

Those of you who want to know what the Cache™ is and does, read, “About the Cache™ at the end of this chapter. Those of you who want to install it right away, here's how...

Requirements

To use the Æ Cache, you must have the following:

A RamKeeper card with any compatible memory card attached.

or

A GS-RAM™ card installed in the IIGS’s Memory Expansion Slot.

An Apple 3.5 Drive.

*Note: The Cache supports only the Apple Disk 3.5™ Drives (platinum). It will not cache the Apple II Uni-Disk™ 3.5 drives (white) nor will it cache 5.25” drives or hard disks.

Important: You must set Slot 5 in the Control Panel menu to the Smart Port Setting.

A COPY of the AW 2 Expander disk, version 2.5.3 or later.

Installing the Cache

You may have noticed that there are two AECACHE files on the AW2 Expander disk. One is for use with ProDOS 8 only while the other is for use with both ProDOS 8 and 16. First, decide if you’ll be using ProDOS 8 only or ProDOS 16 only or if you’ll be switching between the two, then follow the appropriate directions below.

ProDOS 8 Only

If you plan to use only ProDOS 8:

1.) Boot your COPY of the AW 2 Expander disk

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