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CHAPTER SEVEN
Æ Cache
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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