Intermec 6200 Reference Guide

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After reading the last few pages, you can probably surmise that selecting the apĆ

propriate memory size, for the PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer, is not always

an easy task.  Although you must consider many variables, the following considĆ

erations may help your selection process.

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You must allocate space for both execution and storage.  The RAM Drive is

an area of memory that is treated like a disk drive (storage), and cannot be

used for execution RAM.

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Windows requires a minimum execution RAM of 2 MB, but 4 MB is more

practical.  8 MB of execution RAM covers almost all application requireĆ

ments.

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The minimal Windows configuration, without pen extensions, requires 1

MB of storage space; with pen extensions, this grows to about 2 MB.

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The 1ĆMB flash memory area in the PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer is

reserved for system and embedded software; there is no available space for

program storage in flash memory.

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Err in the conservative direction.  When estimating sizes, round up rather

than down, leaving room for enhancements.

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If you are using a RAM drive, you will trade off execution and disk" storĆ

age space.  It is best to first determine the amount of execution space needĆ

ed and then use the balance for the RAM drive.  Of course, the RAM drive

must be large enough to contain DOS, Windows, the application, the data

files, and the files created during execution.  If the numbers do not add up,

you need to consider an increase in RAM size.

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The RAM drive can only be formatted in 1 MB increments; but you should

consider the minimum RAM size (for the PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer)

in order to run Windows applications without PC Card storage, is 8 MB;

with at least 4 MB devoted to execution space, leaving 4 MB for the RAM

drive.

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You can have one RAM Drive with a maximum size (as stated in the RAM

Drive paragraph in Section 1).

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The PEN*KEY 6000 Series Computer offers SanDisk and flash memory

cards that can dramatically increase the space available for storing applicaĆ

tion files.  A PC Card solution also eliminates the requirement for a RAM

drive, freeing onĆboard memory for use as execution space.

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Even if you plan to have all files on a PC Card drive, you must be certain

that you have enough RAM for execution.  In these configurations, it is not

possible to increase the size of executable RAM without hardware modificaĆ

tion or replacement.  You can easily add external storage, but you cannot

easily add more RAM.

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Storing data on a PC Card is usually safer, and less prone to data loss.